Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Film2013141 min

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalslowheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."

Boxlist takeRealistic and unhurried: a heavy historical drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Idris ElbaNaomie HarrisTony KgorogeRiaad MoosaFana Mokoena

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2013
Runtime
141 min
Status
Released
Studio
Distant Horizon
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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