Goodbye Bafana

Movie · Drama · Biography

In the late 1960s, the white South African government imprisons many black militant leaders, including Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert), in a maximum-security prison in Cape Town. White guard James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes) is placed in charge of Mandela's ward because he can speak the Xhosa language and monitor the prisoners' communications. Over the course of Mandela's long imprisonment, his quiet leadership causes Gregory to rethink his previous racist views.

2007 · 1h 58m
  • 41%
Director Bille August

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Goodbye Bafana

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In the late 1960s, the white South African government imprisons many black militant leaders, including Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert), in a maximum-security prison in Cape Town. White guard James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes) is placed in charge of Mandela's ward because he can speak the Xhosa language and monitor the prisoners' communications. Over the course of Mandela's long imprisonment, his quiet leadership causes Gregory to rethink his previous racist views.

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
2007
Run Time
1 hr 58 min
Rated
A/TP
Regions of Origin
South Africa, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Belgium, France, Italy
© 2007 Banana Films, Arsam International, X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, Fonema, Future Film, Film Afrika. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (South Africa)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

French (France) , Spanish (Spain)