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Goodbye Bafana (2007) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Goodbye Bafana (2007) a score of 2.0722 out of 4

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Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

This gripping and involving film tells the true story behind one of the most important series of events in recent world history. Even a slightly overpowering sense of worthiness doesn't weaken it....read the complete Goodbye Bafana (2007) review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

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Empire Magazine [UK]

In 1968, ambitious prison warder James Gregory (Joseph Fiennes) gets a job on Robben Island...read the complete Goodbye Bafana (2007) review at Empire Magazine [UK]

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Time Out London (Dave Calhoun)

Full marks to director Bille August for achieving the near-impossible: crafting a film about Nelson Mandela that threatens to send you to sleep and reduces the great man himself to mere background noise. Of course, ‘Goodbye Bafana’ is only about Mande...read the complete Goodbye Bafana (2007) review at Time Out London (Dave Calhoun)