Nelson Mandela, international icon of non-violent resistance and anti-apartheid leader, has been represented on film before, last by Morgan Freeman in the tepid rugby movie Invictus, but no-one has taken a stab at the most challenging part of his life like Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom looks to. Starring Idris Elba as Mandela, this biopic covers his life from childhood to his 27-year-long imprisonment to his inauguration as South African President. 

At 94 years old, Mandela was recently stricken ill but, luckily, it looks like he is in the clear for now. Directed by English filmmaker Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl), Mandela is expected to garnish some awards for Elba.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Mark Edlerkin, Robert Hobbs, Grant Swanby and Theo Landey. It opens in the US on November 29.