Review
I was surprised at the negative tone of other reviews. I thought this was an excellent piece of work acting production accuracy. I wondered whether it was going to glamourize Mandella with an unrealistically positive spin. But no it does a good job of illustrating the unfortunate turn her life took in the later years of the South African struggle. She ended up as a vindictivefoul mouthed autocratic drunk. But you understand how that came to be after her long ordeal which was powerfully portrayed. I also was surprised to find that this was largely a Canadian production. It had none of the pretentious unoriginality that marks so many Canadian films especially those done for Canadian cable television. It was believable watchable and informative!