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Goodbye Bafana

The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

20071h 55mRHistory, Drama

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About Goodbye Bafana

Directors
Bille August
Cast
Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Norman Anstey
Genres
History, Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Belgium, United Kingdom, South Africa
Status
Released

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