The head was donated by the sculptor and sold in aid of the charity's work in South Africa. Sir Trevor McDonald was Master of Ceremonies for the evening, introducing the auction where one of a limited edition of 6 portrait heads of Nelson Mandela, sculpted from life by David Cregeen. On 8 December to mark the launch of the film a Gala dinner, private screening and charity auction in aid of the children's charity Onetoonechildrensfund. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family right now.' The film was temporarily pulled from theatres in South Africa the next day out of respect, but returned on 7 December 2013. We were just reminded what an extraordinary and inspiring man Nelson Mandela was. Prince William made brief comments to the press while exiting the theatre, stating that 'I just wanted to say it's extremely sad and tragic news. The announcement of the death of Nelson Mandela occurred while the film was being screened The Duke and Duchess were immediately informed of Nelson's passing, while producer Anant Singh (alongside Idris Elba) took the stage during the closing credits to inform patrons of Mandela's passing, and held a moment of silence. Long Walk to Freedom premiered in London on 5 December 2013 as a Royal Film Performance, an event held in aid of the Film & TV Charity, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in attendance, along with Mandela's daughters Zindzi and Zenani. It was released on 28 November 2013 in South Africa and on 3 January 2014 in the United Kingdom, a week before and a month after Mandela died, respectively.

The film held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2013. Subscribers of the band's official website were able to hear a short snippet first. The film is directed by Justin Chadwick.įor the film, U2 wrote the song ' Ordinary Love'. Following the publication of Mandela's autobiography, Singh was granted the rights to the film adaptation, which was completed 16 years later by screenwriter William Nicholson. Producer Anant Singh started working on the project after interviewing Mandela while he was still imprisoned two decades prior.

Khumbuzile Maphumulo as Zenani Mandela (age 8–12).

Semuhle Shangasi as Zenani Mandela (age 28–32).

Refilwe Charles as Zindzi Mandela (age 8–12).

Lindiwe Matshikiza as Zindzi Mandela (age 28–32).

Atandwa Kani as Nelson Mandela (age 16–23).

Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela (older adult).

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