WHITE Afrikaner James Gregory regarded black people as sub-human but having grown up on a farm in the Transkei, he learned to speak Xhosa at an early age.
This makes him an ideal choice to become the warder in charge of Nelson Mandela and his comrades in prison at Robben Island.
Goodbye Banafa, to be showed at Malvern Theatres from next Friday, June 22, tracks the unlikely but profound relationship between these two men.
Through Mandela's influence, Gregory's allegiance gradually shifts from the racist government to the struggle for a free South Africa.
The film stars Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert and Diane Kruger.
It runs until Thursday, June 28. Showings are at 7.45pm with Saturday, Sunday and Thursday matinees at 4.30pm.
For more information, call 01684 580949.
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