The color of freedom [videorecording] / Banana Films ; Arsam International ; Film Afrika Worldwide ; Future Films ; Thema Production ; X-Filme Creative Pool ; produced by Ilann Girard, Andro Steinborn, Jean-Luc Van Damme, David Wicht ; written by Greg Latter ; directed by Bille August.

August, Bille, 1948- (Added Author). Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- (Added Author). Girard, Ilann. (Added Author). Graham, Bob, 1949- Goodbye Bafana. (Added Author). Gregory, James, 1941- (Added Author). Haysbert, Dennis. (Added Author). Henderson, Shiloh. (Added Author). Kruger, Diane, 1976- (Added Author). Latter, Greg. (Added Author). Lyster, Patrick. (Added Author). Ndukwana, Faith. (Added Author). Steinborn, Andro. (Added Author). Van Damme, Jean-Luc. (Added Author). Wicht, David. (Added Author). Arsam International (Firm) (Added Author). Banana Films (Firm) (Added Author). Film Afrika Worldwide (Firm) (Added Author). Future Films. (Added Author). Image Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Thema Production (Firm) (Added Author). X Filme Creative Pool. (Added Author). Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana. (Cast).

Summary:

James Gregory is a racist South African guard whose certainties of life are shaken to the core. During a twenty year span, James spent his time as Nelson Mandela's prison warden. Shows the daily application of a major historic abonimation, known as Apartheid, as seen through the eyes of the average White South African. These are 'ordinary' people who are neither heroes nor villains, but obtuse conformists. The violence of the system on its white citizens was considerably more hidden than on its black ones, but it was violence all the same. White's were obligated to remain as ignorant as possible or be persecuted by the status quo.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition
Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the memoirs of Nelson Mandela's prison guard written by Bob Graham and James Gregory. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; editor, Hervé Schneid ; music, Dario Marianelli ; costume designer, Dianna Cilliers ; production designer, Tom Hannam.
Participant or Performer Note:	Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Shiloh Henderson, Patrick Lyster, Faith Ndukwana.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.35:1, enhanced for 16:9 TVs).
Language Note:	English dialogue, Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Berlin International Film Festival, 2007: Peace Film Award (Bille August)