In movie terms, its good - good screenplay, good dialogues etc. But if you are expecting to know/see about nelson mandela's or south african freedom struggle, this is not the movie. three fourths of this movie is about the guard's family, his ambitions and how he struggles to run his family because of a small favor he did in his couple of interactions with nelson - typical white man's problems. Only in the last 20 mins the nelson part comes. I was laughing aloud everytime he says - I dont want to be in sidelines when the history is made. I want to be part of it.

True, he is good hearted and helped Nelson by transferring a piece of chocolate to his wife. To cut it short, I believe this story/movie made use of Nelson's name for no reason.

Awsome movie!! A blend of friendship trust, power and revolution resulting in transformation of a white racist with the words of Nelson Mandela, only to realsie that he was his long lost friend, A must see.