The Mandela Freedom Concert: Trafalgar Square (2001)
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
Over fifty years ago, Anti-Apartheid rallies began in London's Trafalgar Square, which became a focal point for the movement. In 1964, South African civil rights campaigner, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment. From the dock he said 'I have cherished the ideal of a free society in which all persons live in harmony...it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die'. After 27 years incarcerated in appalling conditions, he was released on February 11th 1990. In 1994 he was elected President of South Africa, in the country's first-ever free elections. On 29th April 2001 Mandela, after an historic forty-year journey, joined the people of London in Trafalgar Square, to celebrate the 7th anniversary of free elections in South Africa. Mandela thanked the people who stood by him, in a memorable speech, and with a unique show featuring REM, The Corrs, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dave Stewart, Hugh Masekela, Baaba Maal and more. - Actors:
- Atomic Kitten, Melanie Brown, Tony Blair, Commonwealth, Gary 'Mudbone' Cooper, The Corrs, Beverley Knight, Baaba Maal, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Nelson Mandela, The Manhatten Brothers, Hugh Masekela, Mbawula, Billy Ocean, Lisa Roxanne, Labi Siffre, South Africa and United Kingdom Youth Choir, David A. Stewart, Andrea Corr, Caroline Corr
- Directors:
- Tony Gregory
- Aka:
- South Africa Freedom Day: Concert on the Square
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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