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Watch: Goodbye Bafana 2007 123movies, Full Movie Online – James Gregory once lived in a farm and had befriended a native youth, Bafana, and had even had a photograph taken with him. Years later, now married to Gloria and father of three children (Chris, Brett, and Natasha), James has nothing but shame and regret, as many South African Caucasians in the oppressive Apartheid-era ridiculed him, leading him to hate Africans. He seeks to redeem himself by spying on imprisoned African National Congress Leader, Nelson Mandela. In the restrictive high security prison his job is to censor all written and verbal communications between prisoners, their visitors, and correspondence. James is uncomfortable when he witnesses Caucasian police and security officers’ brutality against civilians, including infants, and tries to understand why Nelson became a rebel. This leads him to examine the ‘Freedom Charter’, a banned document, reportedly known to incite violence against ‘whites’. And when he does read this document, he changes his mind about Nelson’s freedom struggle. Soon he, himself, will be alienated by his very own peers. Isolated, he receives death threats over the phone and has to face the trauma of the ‘accidental’ death of Brett. In addition, he and his family are kept under close watch by the security forces amidst tight economic sanctions by the international community, and growing unrest by the natives who continue their fight for equality, and freedom for Nelson Mandela..
Plot: 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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Goodbye Bafana is a touching, thought-provoking movie. Extremely well acted, I loved Joseph Fiennes (James Gregory) and Dennis Haysbert (Nelson Mandela) in their roles, and Diane Kruger (Gloria Gregory) did well, too. The movie has the slow, a bit mysterious charm in it, as August’s movies usually do. The color scheme was like African dust, diluted, sometimes almost raw in the scorching sun. Music supported various scenes very well, without being too prominent.

The movie starts when a young prison warden James Gregory arrives to Robben Island 1968 and is addressed to keep an eye on Nelson Mandela, who is being imprisoned there for his political views. Gregory gets this mission, because he speaks xhosa, the local language, and therefore is able to read (and censor) the correspondence in and out of the prison, as well as understand what the prisoners talk to each other.

James Gregory is a faithful supporter of apartheid. He believes these black men are behind bars for a good reason and he supports the government politics. After he and his family witness a raid in a busy street, where black people are randomly harassed, Gregory has to answer the questions of his children – and his explanations sounded shallow even in his own ears. Very slowly, over the years, he became to see through the apartheid and change his views.

Dennis Haysbert was chosen to the role of Mandela, because of his quiet, distinctive charm and mental power. He did a great job. Joseph Fiennes was chosen because Bille August wanted an actor, who was tough and yet sensitive, someone who would be able to portray the change in the character in a period of almost thirty years. It was a very challenging role but Joe did a marvelous job.

There has been a lot of talk about his South African accent, and mostly it has been praised. I followed it very closely, and I think Joe did fine in that area, too. In some scenes the British accent is more or less audible, but most of the time he does a wonderful job.

Diane Kruger did a good job as James’s wife, a mother of two, who was also raising their kids to support the apartheid. She opposed her husband being a warden for Nelson Mandela, because she could see that the close contact with the inmate made cracks to James’s shield and his racistic opinions were vanishing rapidly. She tried to hold onto the apartheid views for much longer than her husband.

The movie ends to a year 1990, when Nelson Mandela is released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years. The era of the new South Africa was to begin.

Summary and Comment of “Goodbye Bafana”
“Goodbye Bafana” is a compelling film, which is worth watching. If you want to learn more about the past of South Africa and about Nelson Mandela, you should have a look at “Goodbye Bafana”. This film was directed by Bille August and shows the everyday life of Mandela and Gregory, a prison guard, on Robben Island where Mandela was in arrest.

The main character James Gregory is presented as a serious and irritable man but when he meets Nelson Mandela, he becomes a warm-hearted guy. In the beginning he is a supporter of Apartheid but when working with Nelson Mandela for a long time, he changes his opinion and begins to doubt his habits. In contrast to that, Nelson Mandela is a quiet and peaceful person. Furthermore, he is clever because he has a good legal education and is not fooled by anyone.

The scene in which Mandela is released from prison is the best scene because it’s a peaceful and happy moment in this film. Mandela’s time-consuming and hard work paid off.

In the end you can say that it is a great film about the story and life of Nelson Mandela and it’s based on a true story.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 58 min (118 min)
Budget 30000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Biography, Drama, History
Director Bille August
Writer Bille August, Bob Graham, James Gregory
Actors Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger
Country Germany, France, Belgium, South Africa, Italy, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Awards 7 wins & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,769 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak)
Cinematographic Process Super 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)