Mandela: The Struggle Is My Life

Mandela: The Struggle Is My Life is a documentary co-produced by Sky News and Sky Vision following the life of Nelson Mandela. It contains unique archive footage from Sky News and exclusive interviews with key figures from Mandelas life, including Desmond Tutu, F. W. De Klerk, and members of the ANC who fought with him and were imprisoned with him.

Mandela: The Struggle is My Life
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesSky News
Sky Vision
DistributorBSkyB
Release
Original networkSky 1
Sky Atlantic
Pick TV
Original release6 December 2013 (2013-12-06)
External links
Website

Plot

Nelson Mandela has fought his whole life for justice, for his beloved homeland of South Africa and for the idea that all men and women are born equal, regardless of the colour of their skin. Mandela: The Struggle is My Life tells the story of a man who changed the course of history and inspired millions, who ended apartheid in his own country and made racism unacceptable worldwide. A fitting celebration of an extraordinary man who changed the world.

Premiere dates

The documentary premiered on Sky 1 last 6 December 2013, one day after Mandela died. Sky Atlantic followed the premiere the next day after the documentary premiered on Sky 1. The documentary premiered on Sky Atlantic last 7 December 2013. Pick TV premiered the documentary at the day Mandela was buried on 15 December 2013.

International broadcasts

The documentary was sold to 19 territories including Australia, China, Brazil, the Netherlands and others.[1]

Country Network
United Kingdom Pick TV
Australia Network Ten
China CCTV
Hong Kong TVB Pearl
Brazil Globosat
Singapore MediaCorp
Portugal TVI
Norway TV2
Sweden
Finland		 TV4
Denmark TV 2
Netherlands RTL
Hungary
Czech Republic		 Spektrum TV
Philippines Solar News Channel
Belgium VRT
Israel Channel 8
Mongolia Mongol TV
Tanzania Viasat
South Africa SABC

References
  1. "Sky Vision moves Nelson Mandela doc". realscreen.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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