Justin Chadwick's film adapts Nelson Mandela's autobiography, from his childhood and his years as a lawyer and activist to his imprisonment on Robben Island and his release.
Book· 1994· Nonfiction
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom: 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 2 recorded sources.
What Long Walk to Freedom influenced
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Real-world influences
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Politics & Society
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- Apartheid
The book is the history of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa from inside the African National Congress, from the Defiance Campaign to the negotiations that ended it.
Personal Experiences
Real world
Real-world influenceHIGH
- Imprisonment
- Discrimination
Nelson Mandela's autobiography of his life under apartheid, his years as an activist and the twenty-seven years he spent in prison, much of it drafted secretly on Robben Island.