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GOODBYE BAFANA

James Gregory, a typical white Afrikaner, regards blacks as sub-human. Having grown up on a farm in the Transkei, he learned to speak Xhosa at an early age. This makes him an ideal choice to become the warder in charge of Mandela and his comrades on Robben Island. After all, Gregory speaks their language and can spy on them. However, the plan backfires. Through Mandela's influence, Gregory's allegiance gradually shifts from the racist government to the struggle for a free South Africa.

Genre

Featurefilm

Duur

117 minuten

Land

Zuid-Afrika and Verenigd Koninkrijk

Jaar

2007

Regisseur

Bille August

Cast

Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger

Festival mode