Cast
Joseph Fiennes 
Dennis Haysbert
Credits
Written by: 
Bille August
Plot
A prison guard and Nelson Mandela.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bille August's drama of Mandela and his white prison guard is earnest and moving. Dennis Haysbert is dignified, but the film's focus on the guard's change makes it tidy and sometimes simplistic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (12,546 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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