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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Google on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This chronicles the life of a South African lawyer who becomes a prominent anti-apartheid revolutionary. His unwavering commitment to justice and equality leads to decades of imprisonment. The story captures his immense personal sacrifice and the long, arduous struggle against institutionalized racism, focusing on his resilience and the movement that grew around him.
Details
- Director
- Justin Chadwick
- Writer
- William Nicholson
- Based on
- Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- Released
- 28 November 2013
- Country
- France, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $28.0M
- Awards
- 1 win, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 major award won · 1 win from 7 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 71st Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| 19th Critics' Choice Awards 2013 | Best Song | Nominee | |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Nominee | |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Original Score | Nominee | |
| 86th Academy Awards 2013 | Best Original Song | Nominee | |
| ABFF Hollywood Awards 2013 | Artist of the Year | Nominee | |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2013 | Best Sound Editing: Music Score in a Feature Film | Nominee |
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7 awards — Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
×| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | Nominee |
| Best Song | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Nominee |
| Artist of the Year | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: Music Score in a Feature Film | Nominee |