The colour of freedom

DVD 2008

James Gregory is a racist South African guard whose certainties of life are shaken to the core. During a twenty year span, James spent his time as Nelson Mandela's prison warden. Shows the daily application of a major historic abonimation, known as Apartheid, as seen through the eyes of the average White South African. These are 'ordinary' people who are neither heroes nor villains, but obtuse conformists. The violence of the system on its white...

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Gregory, James, 1941- Drama

Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 Drama

Presos África del Sur Teatro

Prisiones Dirección y administración África del Sur Teatro

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Prisoners South Africa Biography Drama

South Africa Drama

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1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Other Title:

Goodbye Bafana

Notes:

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Based on the memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard written by Bob Graham and James Gregory
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007
Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Hervé Schneid ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Dianna Cilliers ; production designer, Tom Hannam
Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana
DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.35:1, enhanced for 16:9 TVs)
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Berlin International Film Festival, 2007: Peace Film Award (Bille August)

Control Number:

898286

UPC:

014381495027
625828218507

Other Authors:

Arsam International (Firm)
August, Bille, 1948-
Banana Films (Firm)
Damme, Jean-Luc van, 1958-
Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-
Film Afrika Worldwide (Firm)
Future Films
Girard, Ilann
Graham, Bob, 1949- Goodbye Bafana
Gregory, James, 1941-
Haysbert, Dennis
Henderson, Shiloh
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Kruger, Diane, 1976-
Latter, Greg
Lyster, Patrick
Ndukwana, Faith
Steinborn, Andro
Thema Production (Firm)
Wicht, David
X Filme Creative Pool

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