Movie Description
Voices from the Island
(1994)Overview
Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only political prisoners but convicts, lepers and the mentally ill. Yet amidst the hopelessness, Nelson Mandela and his comrades devised strategies and subterfuges with which they transformed life on the island, while the vision of a new South Africa began to take shape.
Featured Crew
- Director : Adam Low
- Producer : Claudia Schadeberg
- Writer : Adam Low
- Cast : Nelson Mandela,Lionel Davis,Kwezi Kobus,Hein Lottering,Richard Porte,Bryant Tindleni
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleVoices from the Island
Status Released
Release Information
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1994-04-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Homepagehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rmv/arena-voices-from-the-island
Production CompaniesBBC,BBC Arena,Schadeberg Movie Co.,Seven Ages Trust
Genres
- Documentary
