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Where to Watch Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) in the US
- 2013
- PG-13
- 2h 21m
- 7.1IMDb
- 61%Rotten Tomatoes
- 60Metascore
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
Nelson Mandela is a South African lawyer who joins the African National Congress in the 1940s when the law under the Apartheid system's brutal tyranny proves useless for his people. Forced to abandon peaceful protest for armed resistance after the Sharpeville Massacre, Mandela pays the price when he and his comrades are sentenced to life imprisonment for treason while his wife, Winnie, is abused by the authorities herself. Over the decades in chains, Mandela's spirit is unbowed as his struggle goes on in and beyond his captivity to become an international cause. However, as Winnie's determination hardens over the years into a violent ruthlessness, Nelson's own stature rises until he becomes the renowned leader of his movement. That status would be put to the test as his release nears and a way must be found to win a peaceful victory that will leave his country, and all its peoples, unstained.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Justin Chadwick
- Writer
- William Nicholson, Nelson Mandela
- Starring
- Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto
Details
- Release date
- Dec 25, 2013
- Language
- English, Afrikaans, Xhosa
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, South Africa
- Box office
- $8,323,085
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 36 nominations total
Where to Watch Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in the United States?
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Lionsgate+ (HD), Philo (HD), and Starz (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Lionsgate+ (HD), Philo (HD), and Starz (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
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