'Long Walk to Freedom' affiches in Diyarbakır
DİYARBAKIR (DİHA) - Telling the life story of South-African late legendary leader Nelson Mandela, the affiches of "Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom" have been gung on to the billboards in Diyarbakır.
It has been seen that telling the life story of South-African late legendary leader Nelson Mandela, the affiches of "Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom" have been gung on to the billboards in Diyarbakır. Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiographical work written by South African late President Nelson Mandela, and published in 1995. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Under the apartheid government, Mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben Island for his role as a leader of the ANC. He has since achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregated society. The last chapters of the book describe his political ascension, and his belief that the struggle continues against apartheid in South Africa.
Mandela dedicated his book to "my six children, Madiba and Makaziwe (my first daughter) who are now deceased, and to Makgatho, Makaziwe, Zenani and Zindzi, whose support and love I treasure; to my twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who give me great pleasure; and to all my comrades, friends and fellow South Africans whom I serve and whose courage, determination and patriotism remain my source of inspiration."
Long Walk to Freedom has been adapted into a film titled Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom directed by Justin Chadwick, written by William Nicholson, and produced by Anant Singh. Mandela personally awarded the film rights to the book to Singh's company some years before 2009. Singh believes that as the film is based on Mandela's own writing, it will be the "definitive" biopic of him. In February 2012, English actor Idris Elba confirmed that he had signed to portray Mandela in the film. The film was limited released on November 29, 2013 in the United States.
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