Goodbye Bafana

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/14/2007

DVD Release Date:

05/20/2008

Run Time:

118min.

Starring:

Joseph Fiennes , Dennis Haysbert , Diane Kruger , Faith Ndukwana , Terry Pheto

Director(s):

Bille August

Distributor(s):

Paramount Classics

MPAA Rating:

R for language including some sexual references.

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Bille August's inspirational docudrama Goodbye Bafana begins in 1968, with South Africa buried neck-deep in the horrors of apartheid and Nelson Mandela (Dennis Haysbert) -- then an underground leader of the African National Congress -- imprisoned on ... Read More

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