1 00:00:01,640 --> 00:00:06,500 The non -violence that we have advocated for years demands moral courage. We 2 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:10,320 cannot keep asking people to strike, only to end up defenseless in front of a 3 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,820 firing squad. I propose a campaign of sabotage. 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,640 Nelson Mandela, you're under arrest. 5 00:00:17,900 --> 00:00:21,600 The first day of the committee's discussion on the policy of apartheid 6 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:26,040 also to be the very last day of a trial. The crime that the accused have been 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,280 convicted of is by treason. 8 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,700 There is no escape from Robben Island. 9 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:33,820 Not for any of them. Damn it, Oliver. We should at least consider breaking them 10 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:36,440 out. My plan was viable. Too many unknowns. 11 00:02:36,820 --> 00:02:37,820 Too risky. 12 00:02:38,180 --> 00:02:40,740 We want them free, of course, but we do not want them dead. 13 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,840 They are vital to the struggle. 14 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,940 But completely cut off from it. Not necessarily, Joe. 15 00:02:46,420 --> 00:02:49,460 We can open lines of communication. 16 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:54,700 Communicate with heavily guarded prisoners in a fortified cell block on 17 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:56,460 island five miles off the coast. 18 00:02:56,920 --> 00:02:57,980 We know it can be done. 19 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:00,240 Fairies come and go every day. 20 00:03:02,540 --> 00:03:03,700 That's true. 21 00:03:04,740 --> 00:03:05,740 That is true. 22 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:10,460 Supplies, guards, new prisoners we could smuggle messages in. 23 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:12,640 Yes. 24 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,160 We'll take careful planning, lots of moving parts. 25 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:16,900 Hypothetic guard, perhaps. 26 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,180 For God's sake, be realistic. 27 00:03:18,940 --> 00:03:19,940 Wait. 28 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:22,620 What about Mac Maharaj? 29 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,630 One of our MK men. They told him on your trial. Right. 30 00:03:27,310 --> 00:03:29,150 Convicted of sabotage. Poor bastard. 31 00:03:29,650 --> 00:03:31,570 He's definitely on his way to Robben Island. 32 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:33,690 There. 33 00:03:34,070 --> 00:03:35,690 That is our first mule. 34 00:03:35,950 --> 00:03:38,130 We contact him through his lawyer, Bram Fisher. 35 00:03:39,030 --> 00:03:40,050 Tony Klein privilege. 36 00:03:40,510 --> 00:03:42,810 Mac can relay everything directly to Nelson. 37 00:03:43,550 --> 00:03:44,930 Our new leadership structure. 38 00:03:45,670 --> 00:03:46,670 MK strategy. 39 00:03:47,990 --> 00:03:49,010 Relax, my friend. 40 00:03:49,250 --> 00:03:50,910 You're not in Johannesburg anymore. 41 00:03:51,150 --> 00:03:52,150 Don't fool yourself, Oliver. 42 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:53,190 Somebody's watching. 43 00:03:54,329 --> 00:03:56,110 CIA, MI5. Let them watch. 44 00:03:56,330 --> 00:03:58,050 We are in London for a reason. 45 00:03:58,430 --> 00:04:03,750 Be that as it may, you just got the Soviets to give the ANC 300 ,000 pounds. 46 00:04:04,250 --> 00:04:08,630 We've got MK operating like a guerrilla army. You can bet that the British and 47 00:04:08,630 --> 00:04:12,670 the Americans see us as the enemy. Let the great powers have their cold war. 48 00:04:13,330 --> 00:04:18,149 We are aligned with no one. And I made it clear to Moscow, the ANC is not an 49 00:04:18,149 --> 00:04:19,250 official communist organization. 50 00:04:19,670 --> 00:04:21,490 Everybody knows I'm a card -carrying member. 51 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,480 Nobody's perfect. 52 00:04:44,420 --> 00:04:46,840 Get in line over there. 53 00:04:55,020 --> 00:05:00,660 That Maharaj, communist, one of mine, looks like he's been tortured. 54 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,340 The government won't relent until every last one of the ANC is destroyed. 55 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:09,080 This new wave will have it worse than us. 56 00:05:44,909 --> 00:05:46,090 Excellent work. 57 00:05:46,350 --> 00:05:47,350 Looks good. 58 00:05:55,650 --> 00:05:56,650 Go. 59 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,060 Don't forget to look under the bed. 60 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:12,860 Don't worry. We'll be back tomorrow. 61 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:26,600 The only way for us to get better treatment is to engage respectfully 62 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,040 with the warden. 63 00:06:28,620 --> 00:06:30,960 Respectfully. Respect for these people. 64 00:06:31,740 --> 00:06:34,440 Nelson, this is a place of resistance, not negotiation. 65 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:46,420 If we treat them with respect, they will do the same. 66 00:06:47,260 --> 00:06:48,260 Silence in there! 67 00:06:49,580 --> 00:06:50,780 So this is your plan? 68 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,700 To make friends with them out there? 69 00:06:53,820 --> 00:06:55,160 No talking! 70 00:06:56,660 --> 00:06:59,680 You cappers, even your ship stinks worse. 71 00:07:00,340 --> 00:07:02,940 Now, shut up in here! 72 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:21,280 In brief, the MK, the so -called military wing of the ANC, is virtually a 73 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:22,280 force. 74 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:26,700 All the major agitators are out of the picture now. 75 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:30,560 That Kappa lover Ruth First will be leaving on an exit visa soon. 76 00:07:30,820 --> 00:07:33,820 That's all? Into the arms of that Jew Slobo in London. 77 00:07:34,460 --> 00:07:36,500 These white communists are all the same. 78 00:07:36,900 --> 00:07:39,500 Take away their creature comforts, they break. 79 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:43,740 What's left of the ANC is riddled with agents and informants. We will break 80 00:07:43,740 --> 00:07:48,580 them. A dangerous assumption, until Mandela and his crew are permanently cut 81 00:07:48,580 --> 00:07:49,960 off. Mandela's on an island. 82 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,120 How much more cut off can he be? We have reliable information that Tamba and 83 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,380 Mandela are still in contact. 84 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,520 Why don't we isolate him from the rest of the prison population, put him in a 85 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:00,520 different section? 86 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:06,380 John, the foreign press, and therefore world opinion, has gone very quiet on 87 00:08:06,380 --> 00:08:09,860 Mandela and A andC, and I want nothing to disturb that date of affairs. 88 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,340 Perhaps we can afford a demonstration of magnanimity, John. 89 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,840 We should consider relaxing his conditions. 90 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,560 Don't underestimate this man. 91 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:24,940 Relax his conditions and in time Mandela will be running not only the ANC, he'll 92 00:08:24,940 --> 00:08:25,940 be running that island. 93 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:34,980 Inspection! 94 00:08:35,580 --> 00:08:36,679 Silence in the passage. 95 00:08:46,090 --> 00:08:47,090 Good evening, Johan. 96 00:08:48,910 --> 00:08:50,030 How do you know my name? 97 00:08:52,610 --> 00:08:54,370 I asked for your name. 98 00:08:56,010 --> 00:09:00,390 If you say another word... I am not trying to be disrespectful. 99 00:09:01,770 --> 00:09:03,970 I am trying to be civilized. 100 00:09:05,570 --> 00:09:08,910 To make life here better for both of us. 101 00:09:12,050 --> 00:09:14,150 I said silence in the passage! 102 00:09:36,940 --> 00:09:37,940 Good morning. 103 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,260 How was your evening? 104 00:09:39,980 --> 00:09:40,980 Not too bad. 105 00:09:44,860 --> 00:09:45,860 Thank you. 106 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:48,600 Look, 107 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,900 Walter. Long trousers. 108 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:53,680 Just you. 109 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:54,720 Not the others. 110 00:09:57,460 --> 00:09:58,460 I see. 111 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,200 Well, I am the others. 112 00:10:04,300 --> 00:10:09,800 And if they don't get long trousers, I'm afraid neither do I. 113 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,820 Manny sticks to his principles. 114 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:21,100 You will soon learn, young man, that nothing gives Nelson more satisfaction 115 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:22,280 the precious principles. 116 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,760 Tell me, Johann, do you have a family? 117 00:10:28,660 --> 00:10:29,660 Yes. 118 00:10:30,660 --> 00:10:33,200 Actually, in a month's time, I'll get to see them in Cape Town. 119 00:10:33,670 --> 00:10:35,050 That sounds very pleasant. 120 00:10:36,090 --> 00:10:41,270 You know, in a month, I will be here with my friend, Walter. 121 00:10:43,890 --> 00:10:46,830 May I make a request for pen and paper? 122 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:48,169 What for? 123 00:10:48,170 --> 00:10:52,630 To write to the prison authorities requesting long trousers for all 124 00:10:56,490 --> 00:10:57,770 I'll see what I can do. 125 00:10:58,630 --> 00:10:59,630 Thank you. 126 00:11:07,189 --> 00:11:08,410 First there was silence. 127 00:11:08,710 --> 00:11:11,150 Now they discuss their holiday plans with us. 128 00:11:11,850 --> 00:11:12,950 Just you wait, Madiba. 129 00:11:13,910 --> 00:11:16,810 In a short while, we'll be one big happy family. 130 00:11:23,570 --> 00:11:25,210 Mr. Prime Minister, Mrs. Kavuls. 131 00:11:25,830 --> 00:11:27,830 It's a full house. They're all waiting for you. 132 00:11:28,250 --> 00:11:31,250 After the speech, you have a meeting, one o 'clock, with the Minister of 133 00:11:31,250 --> 00:11:33,990 Defense, and then we'll be placing a call to the United Nations. 134 00:11:34,330 --> 00:11:35,330 That's fine, Chairman. 135 00:11:35,370 --> 00:11:36,830 All in good time. All in good time. 136 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:25,759 Oh, dear God. 137 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,620 Oh, dear God. Somebody call an ambulance. 138 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:28,840 Quick. 139 00:12:34,740 --> 00:12:35,699 It's you, Lucas. 140 00:12:35,700 --> 00:12:39,740 You and your progressive party. It's all your fault. We had nothing to do with 141 00:12:39,740 --> 00:12:41,000 this. You incite people. 142 00:12:41,420 --> 00:12:43,160 You want to overthrow this government. 143 00:12:43,580 --> 00:12:44,740 Now we'll get you. 144 00:12:44,980 --> 00:12:46,340 We'll get the lot of you. 145 00:13:16,719 --> 00:13:19,300 This is not good news. 146 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,300 The leader of the oppressor is dead. Why is this not good news? 147 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:27,380 Political progress is not built on assassination. 148 00:13:28,340 --> 00:13:31,480 Fervut's death will produce one predictable result. 149 00:13:33,420 --> 00:13:34,700 Increased repression. 150 00:13:35,180 --> 00:13:37,500 Nelson, I am tired of your moral superiority. 151 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,980 The architect of Grand Apartheid is dead. 152 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,760 That's the best news we've had in years. 153 00:13:43,020 --> 00:13:45,520 Something we ordinary men have a right to celebrate. 154 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:51,540 You think that if we celebrate, it will get better for us around here? We are 155 00:13:51,540 --> 00:13:52,540 irrelevant. 156 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:54,700 The struggle is what, man? 157 00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:01,960 The struggle cannot be written to a personality. 158 00:14:02,780 --> 00:14:04,620 This mustn't all be about... 159 00:14:04,890 --> 00:14:06,010 Nelson Mandela. 160 00:14:06,350 --> 00:14:07,550 Oh, that's what you think I want. 161 00:14:08,150 --> 00:14:09,550 I have made mistakes, yes. 162 00:14:09,910 --> 00:14:16,910 My pride, my simple -minded optimism, my vanity to believe that I could lead an 163 00:14:16,910 --> 00:14:19,190 armed struggle against the apartheid regime. 164 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:20,870 Foolish, I know. 165 00:14:21,070 --> 00:14:23,430 I am stuck here, on this island. 166 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,910 But I still believe I can change the world. 167 00:14:27,010 --> 00:14:30,790 Because now I understand that I am part of a group of very remarkable men. 168 00:14:31,210 --> 00:14:32,410 I thank God for that. 169 00:14:34,060 --> 00:14:37,560 Without Walter, Ethie, and yet even without you, Goban, I am lost. 170 00:14:38,580 --> 00:14:41,800 Without unity, we are all nothing. 171 00:14:50,380 --> 00:14:51,800 For Woodford's a great man. 172 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:56,180 Our duty is to fulfill his vision and preserve his legacy. 173 00:14:56,540 --> 00:14:57,540 Yes, Prime Minister. 174 00:14:57,580 --> 00:15:00,300 And it will take a little more resolve than we've shown so far. 175 00:15:00,660 --> 00:15:05,500 Indeed. I suggest we begin by increasing the period of detention from 90 to 180 176 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:06,640 days without charge. 177 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,000 I didn't know that you were such a moderate, Hendrik. 178 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:10,280 Yes, sir. 179 00:15:10,540 --> 00:15:11,540 Anything else, boss? 180 00:15:12,180 --> 00:15:14,180 That's all for now, Ellis. Thank you. Thank you, boss. 181 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,420 Hendrik, there's new legislation coming. 182 00:15:19,380 --> 00:15:20,740 The Terrorism Act. 183 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:22,880 It will give us unlimited power. 184 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,180 I'm also creating a new security branch to exercise those powers. 185 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,380 The Bureau of State Security. 186 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:30,720 Boss. 187 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,160 Boss. Very nice, Mr. Prime Minister. 188 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:38,380 I want you to run, boss. 189 00:15:38,940 --> 00:15:41,500 You will oversee both the military and domestic intelligence. 190 00:15:42,940 --> 00:15:43,980 Thank you, Prime Minister. 191 00:15:44,780 --> 00:15:48,640 You will now have good legal authority to do what needs to be done. 192 00:15:49,300 --> 00:15:52,060 What we must do is to continue to eliminate the leadership. 193 00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:19,509 Good afternoon. 194 00:16:19,510 --> 00:16:22,170 How are you? I have some good news for you, Mandela. 195 00:16:22,830 --> 00:16:24,670 And some bad news for everyone. 196 00:16:26,270 --> 00:16:27,390 Winnie is coming. 197 00:16:28,150 --> 00:16:29,390 She's been granted a visit. 198 00:16:30,190 --> 00:16:31,850 When? Tomorrow morning. 199 00:16:32,250 --> 00:16:33,250 Tomorrow? 200 00:16:33,610 --> 00:16:34,610 Yeah. 201 00:16:37,090 --> 00:16:38,230 And the baton? 202 00:16:39,890 --> 00:16:41,130 Von Rensburg is coming. 203 00:16:58,620 --> 00:17:00,280 Yes. Yes, 204 00:17:03,780 --> 00:17:08,880 Walter. If you want to look your best for Winnie tomorrow, try to get some 205 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:09,880 sleep. 206 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:11,040 Yes, Walter. 207 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,140 Silence in the passage. 208 00:17:53,010 --> 00:17:54,010 Time's up. 209 00:17:59,470 --> 00:18:01,110 You look well. 210 00:18:04,130 --> 00:18:05,330 I am getting by. 211 00:18:05,550 --> 00:18:08,130 How is your job? Are you enjoying your work? 212 00:18:08,970 --> 00:18:10,410 I have a burning order. 213 00:18:10,730 --> 00:18:11,730 No politics. 214 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:15,230 I have lost my job. 215 00:18:15,950 --> 00:18:18,190 But I'm spending more time with our friends. 216 00:18:19,490 --> 00:18:21,210 I hope they are supporting you. 217 00:18:21,590 --> 00:18:22,590 When they can. 218 00:18:24,610 --> 00:18:27,490 I am so happy to see you making out so well. 219 00:18:29,450 --> 00:18:30,490 How are the girls? 220 00:18:31,090 --> 00:18:32,090 They are well. 221 00:18:33,850 --> 00:18:35,930 But the security police scare them. 222 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:41,570 We don't get much sleep at night. No politics. Family matters only. 223 00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:43,370 We are a political family. 224 00:18:43,610 --> 00:18:44,610 No politics. 225 00:18:44,670 --> 00:18:47,810 Have you seen Tembi and the other children? 226 00:18:49,910 --> 00:18:52,090 Tembi just had his 21st birthday. 227 00:18:53,470 --> 00:18:56,630 He has a baby daughter, Ndileka. 228 00:18:58,630 --> 00:18:59,630 Ndileka. 229 00:19:01,410 --> 00:19:04,330 My children have grown up and I have not been there. 230 00:19:06,950 --> 00:19:08,690 I have missed so much. 231 00:19:10,470 --> 00:19:12,370 Do not dwell on that right now. 232 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:19,480 It is cold in here. 233 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,460 I don't feel the cold anymore. 234 00:19:23,820 --> 00:19:24,820 One minute. 235 00:19:24,980 --> 00:19:27,580 Winnie, there is something I have to say before we finish. 236 00:19:31,820 --> 00:19:33,120 You are my wife. 237 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:34,400 I love you. 238 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,420 You are the mother of my children. 239 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,260 You support me. 240 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:45,820 While I am here, that is all I can ask of you. 241 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:52,300 Those other things, they are not important. 242 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,080 But it is not true about this man and me. 243 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,520 You must be careful. 244 00:20:07,260 --> 00:20:09,000 You are my bride. 245 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:13,360 Time's up. 246 00:21:30,730 --> 00:21:32,550 You must be Van Rensburg. 247 00:21:32,990 --> 00:21:34,490 You must be Mandela. 248 00:21:39,630 --> 00:21:41,870 Have you told them about your wife yet, Mandela? 249 00:21:44,750 --> 00:21:49,550 Winnie has been named as a correspondent in a divorce case. 250 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:54,470 Correspondent? What's that, a fancy word for a whore? 251 00:21:56,370 --> 00:21:57,370 Yes, copper. 252 00:21:58,060 --> 00:22:01,220 You'd like to strike me, but you don't have the gut, do you? 253 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:05,560 Striking you would not require much of anything. 254 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:07,780 Certainly not courage. 255 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,700 You think you're someone, but you're not. 256 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,440 You're nobody. 257 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,120 You're a cougher, Mandela. 258 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:21,600 That's all you are. 259 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:23,760 And you're my prisoner. 260 00:22:27,310 --> 00:22:28,310 to your prisoner. 261 00:22:28,950 --> 00:22:32,490 You are just as much a prisoner on this island as I am, Sergeant. 262 00:22:33,750 --> 00:22:35,090 You talk shit, Mandela. 263 00:22:35,950 --> 00:22:38,530 I can get a transfer off this island anytime I like. 264 00:22:49,750 --> 00:22:53,390 Military intelligence tells us that the number of ANC members in exile is 265 00:22:53,390 --> 00:22:54,390 growing exponentially. 266 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,020 led by Oliver Tambo, whom we suspect is still in communication with Nelson 267 00:22:58,020 --> 00:23:01,380 Mandela. And we've got him in the most isolated prison in South Africa. 268 00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:06,080 The only solution is to put Mandela and all those closest to him in solitary 269 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,080 confinement. 270 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,000 I've wanted Mandela in his own private cage for years. 271 00:23:10,340 --> 00:23:12,480 That would solve so many of our problems. 272 00:23:12,780 --> 00:23:18,180 Yet... Now, as Prime Minister, I have a different vantage point. 273 00:23:18,740 --> 00:23:20,220 World opinion to consider. 274 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,780 Solitary isn't the only way to affect him. 275 00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:26,590 You say he's still getting messages from the outside? 276 00:23:26,890 --> 00:23:31,630 Yeah. When he heard that Prime Minister Fabut was assassinated, he must have 277 00:23:31,630 --> 00:23:32,630 jumped for joy. 278 00:23:35,110 --> 00:23:37,990 So his comrade Tambo is out of reach. 279 00:23:38,930 --> 00:23:40,990 But the Nobel Prize winning president? 280 00:23:41,750 --> 00:23:42,750 His way. 281 00:23:48,010 --> 00:23:52,290 African National Congress President, Chief Albert Lutuli, has died. The Nobel 282 00:23:52,290 --> 00:23:56,550 Peace Prize recipient was killed last night, reportedly when he was struck by 283 00:23:56,550 --> 00:24:00,350 train close to his Natal home, where he was confined for several years while 284 00:24:00,350 --> 00:24:01,370 under a government ban. 285 00:24:02,770 --> 00:24:09,150 However he died, however suspicious the circumstances, at this moment 286 00:24:09,150 --> 00:24:14,810 we should remember Chief Lutuli and celebrate his life. 287 00:24:16,140 --> 00:24:18,820 President of the ANC for nearly a quarter century. 288 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:26,060 Deeply committed to non -violence in the face of increasing state oppression. 289 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:32,100 He was a great man and a great chief. 290 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:35,820 Amen. Amen. 291 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:41,800 You're right, Nelson. 292 00:24:42,820 --> 00:24:45,300 What you had to admire about Luthuli was 293 00:24:46,159 --> 00:24:47,159 His consistency. 294 00:24:47,940 --> 00:24:49,700 We knew exactly what he stood for. 295 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,320 Then you don't know what I stand for. Is that what you are saying? 296 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:54,560 No. 297 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:56,680 I know exactly what you stand for. 298 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,440 Nelson Mandela. 299 00:25:04,140 --> 00:25:07,180 This is how factions begin. 300 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:08,880 It's civil wars. 301 00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:14,020 You must deal with this, Nelson. I'll try, but at the moment there is 302 00:25:14,020 --> 00:25:15,020 more urgent. 303 00:25:15,260 --> 00:25:16,860 The ANC needs a new president. 304 00:25:17,220 --> 00:25:19,800 Oliver Tambo must put himself forward for election. 305 00:25:20,140 --> 00:25:23,880 And like our friend Govan, Oliver suffers from modesty. 306 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,800 I need to get a message to him as soon as possible. 307 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,640 Charlie, let your sister do that. She has neater handwriting than you. She 308 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,440 doesn't. Come, you better hurry or you'll miss the bus. 309 00:25:42,780 --> 00:25:44,100 Which is already in Trafalgar Square. 310 00:25:44,380 --> 00:25:45,580 Almost ready, Joe. 311 00:25:46,180 --> 00:25:48,040 Kids, take these to the dorm. 312 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:49,320 Coats and boots on. Let's go. 313 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:51,880 We finally got a message from Nelson. 314 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,700 I may need a magnifying glass for this. 315 00:26:00,180 --> 00:26:05,100 We have decided you should be the new president of the ANC. 316 00:26:08,300 --> 00:26:09,640 Awarding you this title... 317 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,700 will allow you the status and effectiveness in negotiations and 318 00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:14,700 -making. 319 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:21,060 Please, Oliver, take steps to this official request to organize an 320 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:26,860 which I have no doubt will award you the full and independent authority 321 00:26:26,860 --> 00:26:28,660 of President. 322 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:49,940 Darling Nelson, I thought you'd want to know. 323 00:26:51,380 --> 00:26:52,400 Thank you, Johan. 324 00:26:56,100 --> 00:27:00,760 I can't tell you how bad it feels to know that the woman that you love would 325 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,960 have been better off if she had never met you. 326 00:27:17,580 --> 00:27:18,720 How many days have I been here? 327 00:27:19,460 --> 00:27:20,460 Where are my children? 328 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,000 One of the judges against me. 329 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:24,940 I demand an answer. 330 00:27:25,540 --> 00:27:26,700 Where are my children? 331 00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:42,460 Major Calamaran said to bring him in the jeep. 332 00:28:43,260 --> 00:28:45,380 Prisoners do not get driven around the island in jeeps. 333 00:28:46,020 --> 00:28:46,979 They walk. 334 00:28:46,980 --> 00:28:48,980 What's so important that this copper has to ride in a car? 335 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:51,120 Apparently his son has been killed. 336 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:55,540 Then why didn't you say so? 337 00:29:06,780 --> 00:29:07,780 Mandela! 338 00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:08,940 Here! 339 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:21,300 Get in the Jeep, Mandela. 340 00:29:21,940 --> 00:29:23,500 Major Caledmon wants to see you. 341 00:29:24,460 --> 00:29:25,560 He's got some good news. 342 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:27,500 Some very good news. 343 00:29:36,980 --> 00:29:37,980 Sergeant, 344 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:39,540 you're at bar. 345 00:29:41,260 --> 00:29:42,260 Yes, I am. 346 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,520 We're at war, and bastards win wars. 347 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,200 I'm sorry, Mandela. 348 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,060 But it is my duty to bury my son. 349 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:06,480 I cannot grant your request. 350 00:30:42,250 --> 00:30:47,010 I can bring you some food No, thank you 351 00:31:32,430 --> 00:31:33,930 You know a Tempe Mandela? 352 00:31:35,930 --> 00:31:38,470 You're dead. 353 00:31:39,130 --> 00:31:40,850 You were killed in a car accident. 354 00:32:58,410 --> 00:33:03,170 Eight years ago, he was wearing a pair of my trousers. 355 00:33:04,930 --> 00:33:06,770 Of course, they were big for him. 356 00:33:11,110 --> 00:33:14,430 Always very particular about his dress. 357 00:33:16,170 --> 00:33:18,630 And then he was wearing clothes too big for him. 358 00:33:21,770 --> 00:33:23,230 You see why now? 359 00:33:29,870 --> 00:33:31,190 His father was never home. 360 00:33:35,370 --> 00:33:38,190 He met me. He met the father. 361 00:33:43,210 --> 00:33:47,750 You remember when he sat behind us in the trial? 362 00:33:49,370 --> 00:33:52,170 Three years ago. 363 00:33:53,770 --> 00:33:55,810 It feels like so much longer. 364 00:34:00,810 --> 00:34:03,570 from the look in his face that he was afraid for me. 365 00:34:05,370 --> 00:34:11,190 So I kept turning around to nod and smile. He would return the nod but not 366 00:34:11,190 --> 00:34:15,670 smile because he thought I was going to be hanged. 367 00:34:17,350 --> 00:34:19,790 He was afraid his father was going to die. 368 00:34:25,790 --> 00:34:28,510 Such was the life I gave to my son. 369 00:34:53,159 --> 00:34:54,840 I was sorry to hear about your son. 370 00:34:56,260 --> 00:34:57,260 Thank you. 371 00:34:57,700 --> 00:34:59,120 Very kind of you to say so. 372 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,800 And I also wanted to say goodbye. 373 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:06,520 You're being transparent. 374 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,220 I'm leaving the prison service. 375 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:17,520 I am very sorry to hear that. 376 00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:21,180 Prison service need more men like you. 377 00:35:26,220 --> 00:35:30,280 But if you must go, may I ask a favour? 378 00:35:45,540 --> 00:35:49,260 You know that I'm the sole representative of the Progressive Party 379 00:35:49,260 --> 00:35:50,260 African Parliament. 380 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:53,740 Are you here to compromise me? 381 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,420 You do work for the Bureau of State Security? 382 00:35:56,980 --> 00:35:58,960 At the moment, I'm not working for anyone. 383 00:36:00,260 --> 00:36:01,980 Are you anti -apartheid? 384 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,100 No. 385 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,600 Then why on earth would you want to help Nelson Mandela? 386 00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:12,440 Because I like him. 387 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:29,460 Nelson Mandela will speak for us. 388 00:36:35,140 --> 00:36:36,600 Mandela will voice our complaint. 389 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:46,080 This is so good to see you. 390 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:47,840 And to see you, Mr. Mandela. 391 00:36:48,340 --> 00:36:49,540 It's been a long time. 392 00:36:54,780 --> 00:36:55,920 Our days are long. 393 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:57,720 The work, hot, dirty. 394 00:36:57,980 --> 00:37:02,100 We do not think it unreasonable that we should have regular access to hot water 395 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:03,100 for washing. 396 00:37:03,820 --> 00:37:08,360 And the same food served to all prisoners, colored as well as Africans. 397 00:37:08,940 --> 00:37:14,980 The food is of inadequate quality and quantity to sustain general health, let 398 00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:16,620 alone hard labor. 399 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:18,220 Okay, broad heading. 400 00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:22,720 Better clothing, including long trousers. Better sanitary conditions, 401 00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:23,720 hot water. 402 00:37:24,190 --> 00:37:26,010 Study privileges, including materials. 403 00:37:26,450 --> 00:37:29,670 Rights to information in newspapers, magazines, books. 404 00:37:30,530 --> 00:37:34,390 Equal and better food. Is that it? One other matter, Helen. 405 00:37:35,670 --> 00:37:37,950 I have not complained about discipline. 406 00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:40,870 Discipline is something that prisoners should accept. 407 00:37:41,410 --> 00:37:46,130 But victimization, persecution, 408 00:37:46,390 --> 00:37:50,050 flagrant injustice. 409 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:56,220 Those are things that no prisoner should be forced to accept. 410 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:14,000 Run! Run, you lazy pieces of shit! Run! 411 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:23,460 I didn't say kaffir! 412 00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:26,200 No, no more running. 413 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:29,680 I will walk to the quarry, but I will no longer run. 414 00:38:32,420 --> 00:38:34,980 Corporal, run the rest of these kaffirs to the quarry. 415 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:36,240 Yes, sergeant. 416 00:38:36,540 --> 00:38:37,339 All right. 417 00:38:37,340 --> 00:38:38,340 Prisoners, run! 418 00:38:42,660 --> 00:38:43,660 Kathadra! 419 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:45,340 Mbeki, all of you, move! 420 00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:49,500 You will all get solitary for this. 421 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:50,960 All of you! 422 00:38:51,530 --> 00:38:55,550 You will all lose your privileges for a year now. No letters, no visitors. 423 00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,190 You will all have your sentences increased. 424 00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:03,510 It would be very difficult for you to increase my life sentence, Sergeant. 425 00:39:04,390 --> 00:39:05,390 And his. 426 00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:06,910 And his. 427 00:39:07,630 --> 00:39:08,630 And his. 428 00:39:11,190 --> 00:39:12,190 Sergeant. 429 00:39:16,930 --> 00:39:19,690 We will no longer run to the quarry, but... 430 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:21,680 We will walk. 431 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,640 We are awaiting your orders, Sergeant. 432 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,260 You got what you wanted. 433 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:04,980 I'm being sent away. 434 00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:09,080 I wish you well, Warder Van Rensburg. 435 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:11,760 I wish you well. 436 00:40:37,390 --> 00:40:43,170 That was one of the worst days, when they told me about his passing, and I 437 00:40:43,170 --> 00:40:44,170 couldn't comfort him. 438 00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:52,530 It is difficult for me to believe that I will never see him again. 439 00:40:56,470 --> 00:40:58,810 The order is so wrong with everything. 440 00:41:00,950 --> 00:41:03,570 A son is not supposed to go before his father. 441 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:09,840 I read the Bible. 442 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,980 I read the Bible four times, from cover to cover. 443 00:41:16,420 --> 00:41:18,280 I did not know it was possible. 444 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:25,340 But with all those hours and days and... 445 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:47,260 I am so sorry that I have been so powerless to help you. 446 00:41:51,060 --> 00:41:52,740 The girls send their love. 447 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,500 I miss them so much. 448 00:42:03,420 --> 00:42:05,100 Are you all right, Zami? 449 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:10,160 You must not worry. 450 00:42:15,690 --> 00:42:17,990 They can never hit me again. 451 00:42:18,730 --> 00:42:20,250 They've made me stronger. 452 00:42:21,130 --> 00:42:22,650 Love me, my love. 453 00:42:40,170 --> 00:42:41,650 Oh, very pretty. 454 00:42:42,190 --> 00:42:43,190 Welcome. 455 00:42:44,810 --> 00:42:46,550 Adelaide, it's so good to see you. 456 00:42:46,950 --> 00:42:50,770 Every time I visit, you're out. Oh, they keep me so busy at that Whittington 457 00:42:50,770 --> 00:42:52,450 Hospital. My lovely wife is modest. 458 00:42:52,770 --> 00:42:53,850 My darling. 459 00:42:54,550 --> 00:42:55,930 You're getting so big. 460 00:42:57,150 --> 00:43:01,730 Adelaide, put your feet up, my dear. You've earned it. Besides, I'm known to 461 00:43:01,730 --> 00:43:05,670 a master chef amongst other things. My beautiful wife, not very modest. 462 00:43:05,910 --> 00:43:06,970 Or should she be? 463 00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:10,180 Our writings will have a great impact on our cause. If you think my writing is 464 00:43:10,180 --> 00:43:12,180 good, wait till you try my roast potatoes. 465 00:43:14,260 --> 00:43:15,260 She's not lying. 466 00:43:24,940 --> 00:43:26,440 What do you say now, chaps? 467 00:43:27,340 --> 00:43:29,820 Long pants, huh? Go ahead, Govan. 468 00:43:30,180 --> 00:43:31,180 Let's hear it, huh? 469 00:43:31,740 --> 00:43:34,380 Sure, it means admitting nothing straight as you wait. 470 00:43:34,860 --> 00:43:38,320 But at least your legs will be warmer, eh? Okay, okay, okay. 471 00:43:38,900 --> 00:43:40,480 Adiba, you win. 472 00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:46,260 I still disagree with most of your methods, but you're right about one 473 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:50,780 If we're going to survive on this island, we have to stay united. 474 00:43:56,060 --> 00:44:00,820 I used to be impatient with my tailor if I had to wait three weeks for a suit. 475 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:03,700 Now I have waited three years. 476 00:44:04,490 --> 00:44:08,450 for a pair of white man's pants could not be happier. 477 00:44:29,230 --> 00:44:31,070 Norma, don't forget the extra chair. 478 00:44:31,330 --> 00:44:34,370 We're expecting another guest. We always put a chair for Uncle now. 479 00:44:39,950 --> 00:44:42,310 Before we serve the food, a prayer. 480 00:44:44,410 --> 00:44:51,410 Dear Lord, we thank you for our many blessings, for family and 481 00:44:51,410 --> 00:44:55,450 friends, and the beautiful Christmas dinner we are about to eat. 482 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:03,800 And we thank you for watching over our brothers from far away on Robben Island. 483 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:07,040 Amen. 484 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:09,120 That's it, huh? 485 00:45:09,300 --> 00:45:12,640 I am starving. You are always starving.