Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a biographical film directed by Justin Chadwick from a script written by William Nicholson. The film is based on the 1994 book Long Walk to Freedom by anti-apartheid revolutionary and former South African President Nelson Mandela. The film premiered on Saturday September 7, 2013 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released on November 29, 2013. It stars Idris Elba and Naomie Harris.