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Madiba

2017 · 1 season

A solemn, history-lesson drama that moves deliberately through decades of struggle, offering inspiration and weight rather than thrills.

Created by
Kevin Hooks
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, Terry Pheto
Overview
A dramatization of Nelson Mandela's struggle to overturn apartheid in South Africa.

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Created by
Kevin Hooks
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, Terry Pheto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • race
  • power
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kevin Hooks
Starring
Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, Terry Pheto, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist, Jason Kennett, Kate Liquorish, Hlomla Dandala
Music
Todor Kobakov
Cinematography
Trevor Calverley
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
BET
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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