1. In general, what did you like and dislike about the film?
I liked very much the quick progression of the movie, because we saw a big period in the life of Mandela, and the movie have a limited amount of time to show it, but I think it’s done perfectly. Only in the end, I think everything is more rushed, and maybe it isn't very clear in terms of script (the part of the end of the apartheid and the ascension to power of Mandela)
2. In your own words, how would you compare the "various Mandelas;" the ones from the article and the one from the film?
I didn’t knew much about Mandela to be honest, so I did like to get to know his story better through the film, but after reading the article, I searched for more information upon this “myth” of Nelson Mandela, and realized that not everything was like shown in the film. I think the other Mandela, the “revolutionary one” it's a figure created mainly by south africans, and the other, the “myth” and the figure of Mandela as a benevolent and merciful idol, was conceived based on how the other countries perceived the South Africa situation.
3. What was the role that Winnie Mandela played in the film? Think about the contrast between her and the other ANC members.
Winnie Mandela had a big evolution through the years. She started supporting in everything her husband did it, but after he is taken to prison(and later so did she), she starts to “lead” the people who requested his aid, and gradually turning into a revolutionary with more violent ideals. Other ANC members wanted the same that Winnie, but did not share his way to get things done, because she was getting more and more radical, and even ended up killing her own people for the crimes of snitching.
4. How do you compare the role of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress in the struggle against the apartheid and in the post-apartheid South Africa to the Concertación and their role in the struggle against Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and in post-dictatorial Chile?
There is a similar situation, between the cases of the end of apartheid in South Africa and the end of the dictatorship in Chile, in the way that the transition was made, but also, in how in neither of the cases the situation got any better. Both countries ended up having a neoliberal system, much of the injustices committed during apartheid and dictatorship were never brought to justice, and both political parties were heavily criticized for not achieving on improve the national situation.
