

Goodbye Bafana(2007)
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.


Movie: Goodbye Bafana
Top 10 Billed Cast
Brett Gregory
Zindzi Mandela
Zenani Mandela
Walter Sisulu
Winnie Mandela
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