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Goodbye Bafana

2007 · 115 min

A slow, earnest historical drama that traces a racist guard's moral awakening through decades of guarded intimacy, carrying quiet tension and melancholy.

Directed by: Bille August
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger

Overview: The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

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Directed by: Bille August
Genres: History, Drama
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: race
justice
friendship
identity
redemption
Places: prison
single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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