The color of freedom
By: Banana Films ; Arsam International ; Film Afrika Worldwide ; Future Films ; Thema Production ; X-Filme Creative Pool ; produced by Ilann Girard, Andro Steinborn, Jean-Luc Van Damme, David Wicht ; written by Greg Latter ; directed by Bille August
Contributors: Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-; Haysbert, Dennis; Kruger, Diane, 1976-; Henderson, Shiloh; Lyster, Patrick; Ndukwana, Faith; Gregory, James, 1941-; Graham, Bob, 1949-; Banana Films (Firm); Arsam International (Firm); Film Afrika Worldwide (Firm); Future Films; Thema Production (Firm); X Filme Creative Pool; Image Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chatsworth, CA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Drama; Apartheid; Prisoners; Teatro; Dirección y administración; Prison wardens; Presos; Prisiones; Biography; History
Other titles: Goodbye Bafana
Description: James Gregory is a racist South African guard whose certainties of life are shaken to the core. During a twenty year span, James spent his time as Nelson Mandela's prison warden. Shows the daily application of a major historic abonimation, known as Apartheid, as seen through the eyes of the average White South African. These are 'ordinary' people who are neither heroes nor villains, but obtuse conformists. The violence of the system on its white citizens was considerably more hidden than on its black ones, but it was violence all the same. White's were obligated to remain as ignorant as possible or be persecuted by the status quo.
Notes: Title from container.

Based on the memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard written by Bob Graham and James Gregory.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Hervé Schneid ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Dianna Cilliers ; production designer, Tom Hannam.

Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana.

DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.35:1, enhanced for 16:9 TVs).

English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Berlin International Film Festival, 2007: Peace Film Award (Bille August)