Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Released on Blu-Ray and DVD

Producer, Anant Singh announced that the highly acclaimed film, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom will be available in South Africa on Blu-ray and DVD from tomorrow, 28 March 2014.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, based on Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom', spans Mandela's extraordinary life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa. The film tells the inspirational story of an ordinary man who rose to the challenge of his times and triumphed, and is an intimate portrait of the making of a modern icon.

The film was released at cinemas in South Africa in November last year and became one of the most critically acclaimed and best reviewed films of 2014. Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom received 4 international awards including the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, as well as 18 international nominations which included the Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Score.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is the quintessential South African story and one which has inspired the world. We are delighted to be releasing the film on Blu-ray and DVD as we commemorate 20 years of democracy in South Africa and that South Africans can now own a piece of Madiba's history.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is a Videovision Entertainment production distributed on Blu-ray and DVD by Next Entertainment. The film is also available to rent from DSTV's Box Office platform.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom is an Anant Singh presentation of a Justin Chadwick film. A Videovision Entertainment production in association with Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathe, Industrial Development Corporation Of South Africa and National Empowerment Fund. The film stars Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Terry Pheto, Jamie Bartlett, and Deon Lotz. Music is composed by Alex Heffes with Music Contributions from Caiphus Semenya, Blondie Makhene and Dizu Plaatjies. The Co-Producers are Robert Naidoo, Brian Cox, Vlokkie Gordon, Hlengiwe Makhathini with Executive Producers Cameron McCracken, Fran ois Ivernel, Geoffrey Qhena, Basil Ford, Philisiwe Mthethwa, Harvey Weinstein, Sudhir Pragjee and Sanjeev Singh, and Producer for Origin Pictures is David M. Thompson. Produced by Anant Singh, the film is based on Nelson Mandela's Autobiography Long Walk To Freedom' with the screenplay by William Nicholson and it is directed by Justin Chadwick.

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