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\"mandela<\/a><\/p>\n

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom <\/em>is an epic screen biography of the celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist and political leader, Nelson Mandela. Adapted from Mandela’s autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom,” the film spans Mandela\u2019s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. The story is a thrilling, sometimes-shocking, and ultimately joyous story of triumph against all odds \u2013 a story of forgiveness over revenge, peace over violence, love over hatred. A story of one of the great men of our times. <\/b><\/p>\n

The film is more than a biography, it is an inspirational story that will make you change the way you love and reinstill hope\u00a0into your\u00a0life. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom<\/em> releases in New York and Los Angeles on November 29, 2013 and to theaters nationwide on December 25, 2013.<\/p>\n

For group sales email groupsales@weinstein.com<\/a> or call 310-488-6003. For a free copy of a discussion guide that can be used in personal or group study and explores some of the most important themes raised in Mandela A Long Walk to Freedom, please email faithandfamily@alliedim.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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