Goodbye Bafana
A white South African prison guard's rigid beliefs are challenged over two decades as he forms an unexpected bond with the black political prisoner he is tasked to control—Nelson Mandela.
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A white South African racist whose life was profoundly changed by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner was Nelson Mandela.
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Edited by Herve SchneidShot by Robert FraisseScored by Dario MarianelliDesigned by Tom Hannam
Box Office
2007 · Box office
Produced on a $30.0M budget
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$30.0M
Also known as
- Adiós Bafanaes
- Il colore della libertàit
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Cast & Crew
21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Joseph Fiennes
as James Gregory
Dennis Haysbert
as Nelson Mandela
Diane Kruger
as Gloria Gregory
Patrick Lyster
as Major Pieter Jordaan
Shiloh Henderson
as Brent Gregory
Tyrone Keogh
as Brent Gregory
Megan Smith
as Natasha Gregory
Jessica Manuel
as Natasha Gregory
Faith Ndukwana
as Winnie Mandela
Terry Pheto
as Zindzi Mandela
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1Writers
4Other crew
7Parents Guide
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