Mandela (1996 film)

Mandela also called Mandela Son of Africa, Father of a Nation is a 1996 documentary film directed by Angus Gibson and Jo Menell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Film critic Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago SunTimes, liked the film but felt more information should have been included, especially the motivations of F.W. de Klerk. He wrote, The actual story of the events leading to the election is more complicated and interesting. Yes, South Africa suffered from economic sanctions. But it could have survived for many years before caving in it forged clandestine trading arrangements with countries ranging from China to Israel, and its diamonds still found their way onto the fingers of brides all over the world. Civil unrest was widespread, but South Africa had a fearsome array of police and military forces to counter it. If white South Africa had been adamant, apartheid would still be law...None of those events are told in Mandela, which simplifies the transfer of power into a fable of black against white it all but implies that de Klerk was unwilling to see power change hands.Critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat liked the film and wrote, Directors Jo Menell and Angus Gibson give us an upclose and personal portrait of this black hero...This inspiring and edifying screen biography celebrates Mandela as a freedom fighter and a liberator the father of a nation. ........

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