About this movie
Nelson Mandela and his fellow ex-prisoners recall their incarceration on South Africa's Robben Island. For three decades, the island housed not only political prisoners but convicts, lepers and the mentally ill. Yet amidst the hopelessness, Nelson Mandela and his comrades devised strategies and subterfuges with which they transformed life on the island, while the vision of a new South Africa began to take shape.
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How long is Voices from the Island?
Voices from the Island has a runtime of 1h 30m (1 hour and 30 minutes).
Who directed Voices from the Island?
Voices from the Island was directed by Adam Low and released in 1994.
What genre is Voices from the Island?
Voices from the Island is a Documentary film (1994).
Who stars in Voices from the Island?
The cast of Voices from the Island includes Nelson Mandela, Lionel Davis, Kwezi Kobus, Hein Lottering, Richard Porte.
