Description |
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Hervé Schneid ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Dianna Cilliers ; production designer, Tom Hannam. |
Note |
Based on the memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard written by Bob Graham and James Gregory. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
Summary |
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 citizens was considerably more hidden than on its black ones, but it was violence all the same. White's were obligated to remain as ignorant as possible or be persecuted by the status quo. |
Awards |
Berlin International Film Festival, 2007: Peace Film Award (Bille August) |
Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Gregory, James, 1941- -- Drama.
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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 -- Drama.
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Prison wardens -- South Africa -- Biography -- Drama.
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Prisoners -- South Africa -- Biography -- Drama.
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Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.
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South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Drama.
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South Africa -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Girard, Ilann.
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Steinborn, Andro.
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Van Damme, Jean-Luc.
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Wicht, David.
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Latter, Greg.
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August, Bille, 1948-
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Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-
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Haysbert, Dennis.
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Kruger, Diane, 1976-
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Henderson, Shiloh.
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Lyster, Patrick.
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Ndukwana, Faith.
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Graham, Bob, 1949-
Goodbye Bafana.
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Gregory, James, 1941-
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Banana Films (Firm)
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Arsam International (Firm)
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Film Afrika Worldwide (Firm)
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Future Films.
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Thema Production (Firm)
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X Filme Creative Pool.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Added Title |
Goodbye Bafana |
Standard No. |
014381495027 |
Music No. |
CEL4950DVD Image Entertainment |
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