{"id":607,"date":"2013-09-13T09:55:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T07:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=607"},"modified":"2013-09-13T10:56:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T08:56:58","slug":"long-walk-to-freedom-takes-toronto-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2013\/09\/13\/long-walk-to-freedom-takes-toronto-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Walk To Freedom Takes Toronto By Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom had its first international screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, 7 September 2013.\u00a0 The stars of the film Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Riaad Moosa, Terry Pheto, Deon Lotz and Lindiwe Matshikiza surprised throngs of fans when they stopped to pose for pictures with them before taking to the red carpet.\u00a0 The screening ended on a high note with an unprecedented eight minute standing ovation from a visibly moved audience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-608\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/longwalktofreedom.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-608\" alt=\"Riaad Moosa (Ahmed Kathrada), Lindiwe Matshikiza (Zindzi Mandela), Deon Lotz (Kobie Coetsee), Terry Pheto (Evelyn Mase), director Justin Chadwick , Naomie Harris (Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), Idris Elba (Nelson Mandela) and producer, Anant Singh. - (Photo credit:  Haidee Malkin \u2013 courtesy of Videovision Entertainment)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/longwalktofreedom.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riaad Moosa (Ahmed Kathrada), Lindiwe Matshikiza (Zindzi Mandela), Deon Lotz (Kobie Coetsee), Terry Pheto (Evelyn Mase), director Justin Chadwick , Naomie Harris (Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), Idris Elba (Nelson Mandela) and producer, Anant Singh. &#8211; 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