Mandela

The documentary tells the life of Nelson Mandela. The account starts from his childhood. His family and his education are part of it. Those early years are the part least known in most places. Then comes his entry into politics. After that the trials and the years in prison. Mandela spent twenty seven years behind bars. Robben Island is one part of those years. The documentary also follows the end of the apartheid order. The crew were given access to Mandela’s daily life. He speaks in front of the camera himself. Archive footage is used in the film as well. Among those speaking are Winnie Mandela and F.W. de Klerk. Angus Gibson and Jo Menell directed the hundred and eighteen minute documentary. The South African and British coproduction was finished in 1996.