Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

85 mins | Documentary | Nov. 23, 2013

Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South Africans like Charity Kondile, who refuses to forgive her son's apartheid operative murderer. Through these interviews, completed in the last months of Mandela's life, Matabane interrogates for himself the meaning of freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness. By doing so he challenges Mandela's enduring impact in today's world of conflict and inequality. Thought-provoking and reflective, Mandela, the Myth and Me is a moving film which frames Mandela from a fresh, deeply personal perspective. (Storyville)

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

85 mins | Documentary | Nov. 23, 2013

Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Khalo Matabane spent two years making the film, interviewing those who knew and loved Mandela, and also those who criticised him. Global thinkers, politicians and artists including the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger and Ariel Dorfman talk about the effect of his policies and his decision making. Their thoughts are weighed equally with ordinary South Africans like Charity Kondile, who refuses to forgive her son's apartheid operative murderer. Through these interviews, completed in the last months of Mandela's life, Matabane interrogates for himself the meaning of freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness. By doing so he challenges Mandela's enduring impact in today's world of conflict and inequality. Thought-provoking and reflective, Mandela, the Myth and Me is a moving film which frames Mandela from a fresh, deeply personal perspective. (Storyville)
Producers Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Born Free Media
Original title Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
Directors Khalo Matabane
Writers

Cast

Khalo Matabane

as Self

Greg Marinovich

as Self

Zubeida Jaffer

as Self

Ronnie Kasrils

as Self

Tenzin Gyatso

as Self

Elia Suleiman

as Self

Colin Powell

as Self

Wole Soyinka

as Self

Henry Kissinger

as Self