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I wonder if this means that Idris Elba and Morgan Freeman are related?

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Plot Summary: From IMDb: “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.”
Release Date: November 29, 2013

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Rating: B-
Commentary: The colors of the South African flag play a key role, but one which wouldn’t matter if you didn’t already know what that flag looked like. Front-and-center protagonist is too frequently used without corresponding creativity.
Rating: A-
Commentary: This captivating drama of Nelson Mandela’s rise to power, his constant flaunting of British rule and attempts to free his ppeople from the second-class status they have been afforded by Apartheid. It’s a decades-spanning political drama with far-reaching consequences and that adds layers of relevance that Idris Elba’s performance looks like it only enhances.
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Oscar Chances: Idris Elba looks fantastic as Nelson Mandela and this political drama looks like the kind of movie the Academy might love. But Harvey Weinstein hast too many films on his plate this year and with Lee Daniels’ The Butler and August: Osage County taking most of his attention, I’m afraid Mandela may get left behind. Of course, critics could bolster its chances a great deal.

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