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Nelson Mandela is a legend. A living icon. Wisdom made man. Today, at 90, he has no more official responsibilities. He devotes himself to the war on Aids through the foundation that bears his name. His life became a destiny; a life that began in a village of the Transkei province and was crowned by the Nobel Peace Prize. An exceptional political life that contrasts with a private life strewn with drama and failure. Who is Nelson Mandela really? How does he judge his commitments today? This film seeks to answer many questions, not through hagiographic biography, but by putting him back into the context of a singular, little-known country, South Africa, and a continent, Africa, prey to a painful, bloody decolonization during the second half of the 20th century.

France - 2009 - 1 h 33 mn - HD • 16/9 - Colour

Director Joël Calmettes Script Joël Calmettes Camera Ian Miller Sound Mathieu Daude Editing Paul Morris Music Louis Sclavis

Production 13 Production, 140, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4026 0697 Fax : +33 (0)1 4026 0346 E-mail : 13paris@13production.com Co-Production Dragon Films with the  participation of France Télévisions

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