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At the Long Walk to Freedom press conference

Written by Tazteeq from the blog Opinion Ramp on 07 Nov 2013
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At the weekend we set off to the Nelson Mandela Foundation at the Houghton Estates for the press conference of the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Except for the mix-up at the gate with our names absent on the list, we managed to swiftly waltz into the venue where we were treated like royalty.

Tokyo Sexwale, who oozes so much sense of humour, did a great job entertaining us and telling us his history with Mr Mandela himself. Half the time we were in stitches. 



Let’s admit it, movies about Mandela have been done to death, but there is something different, fresh and interesting about this Anant Singh production. Firstly, Singh got everything right from the cast to the story lining. 



And even better, he had the whole Mandela clan backing him on the project. The cast includes South African greats like Terry Pheto who portrays Mandela’s first wife Evelyn, Zikhona Sodlaka who plays Mandela’s mother, Atandwa Kani who plays the young Mandela, Riaad Moosa who plays Ahmed Kathrada and Tony and Sthadiwe Kgoroge who play Walter and Albertina Sisulu respectively. 



Sadly, the man of the moment Idris Elba who plays Madiba had an asthma attack on the plane the night before and was hospitalized, so he couldn’t make it to the conference. But the rest of the cast came out for a give-and-take with the media which had representatives hailing as far as the USA and UK especially for the conference. 



Zinzdi Mandela (who is extremely friendly) said that she emotionally related to a lot of scenes in the movie. She later took pictures with EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE. She should be the only one with a right to have a reality show about “Being Mandela” - she represents everything Mandela and she’s as close to the name than most who've sucked the juices out of the name. 



The movie premieres in South Africa on the 28th of November and we will be first to see it before it’s released overseas. Be sure to book a ticket ... from the trailer we were treated to, this will surely take home some statuettes and is a MUST-Watch. Apparently even Tata thought Idris looked a lot like him while Winnie said Naomi Harris is an African. So treat yourself to this proudly South African movie, it’s definitely worth every cent.

@narekekana



5 Comments

makisto
07 Nov 2013 19:35

Sounds cool, this is most arguably the most anticipated film of the decade the world over

skura
08 Nov 2013 12:32

Cant wait

Tashi
08 Nov 2013 12:34

For sure - I'm convinced that Idris had an asthma attack as a result! Must be such  pressure for him ... the magnitude of the movie and needing to please everyone in his portrayal of Madiba. Also, the fact that he isn't South African and the need to tell our story in such a way that people are happy - it's an almost impossible job 'cos there's no ways anyone can please everyone. I would have had a heart attack!

lejazz
09 Nov 2013 09:20

Indeed this movie created quite a stir unlike Invictus. Eish mara what happened on Sun I don't really get it, I thought premiere meant opening in cinemas, explanation please

Tazteeq
11 Nov 2013 08:34

Lejazz, Premier can mean either a once-off showcase of the movie to members of the media or the public. In this case it was only media, that's why you find that some movies are reviewed by writers before they hit the circuits for public viewing...


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