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MOVIE PROFILE

Goodbye Bafana

★ 6.9 / 10 (167 votes)February 11, 2007115 minEN

HistoryDrama

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.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateFebruary 11, 2007

StatusReleased

Runtime115 min

Rating★ 6.9 / 10

Certification—

Original languageXhosa, English

CountryBelgium, United Kingdom, South Africa

Budget$30,000,000

Revenue—

ProductionFilm Afrika, X Filme Creative Pool

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Bille August

Writers

Greg Latter

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph FiennesJames Gregory

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis HaysbertNelson Mandela

Diane Kruger

Diane KrugerGloria Gregory

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Shiloh HendersonBrett Gregory

Patrick Lyster

Patrick LysterMajor Pieter Jordaan

Norman Anstey

Norman AnsteyJimmy Kruger

Terry Pheto

Terry PhetoZindzi Mandela

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Zikhona MdaZenani Mandela

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Leslie MongeziWalter Sisulu

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Faith NdukwanaWinnie Mandela

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Zingizile MtuzulaRaymond Mhlaba

Mehboob Bawa

Mehboob BawaAhmed Kathrada

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