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Acclaimed filmmaker Jonathan Demme co-produces this Academy Award-nominated documentary tracing the life of political icon Nelson Mandela from his tribal education to his historical role as South Africa's first black president and featuring music from the Havana Swingsters, the Skylarks, the Specials, the African National Congress Choir, the Kalahari Surfers, Brenda Fassie, and more. An additional 48-page book features dozens of photos and art images in addition to an essay by British journalist Robin Denselow, and an exclusively designed map of South Africa provides a visual history of Mandela's remarkable journey.