More than 70 hours of rare, previously unreleased audio recordings of Nelson Mandela form the basis for a new documentary titled Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes, which makes its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festivals Yarrow Theatre in Park City, Utah, in the US on Tuesday.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua King Arthur, Olympus Has Fallen, Training Day with executive producer Mac Maharaj and screenwriter Michael Toomey Mann, Troublemaker named after the Xhosa translation of Mandelas birth name, Rolihlahla follows Mandelas journey in his own words, from activist to his election as South Africas first black president revealing the emotionally vulnerable side of Mandela that few have ever seen before, in his own words.
The documentary draws on the recordings Mandela made while writing his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom, paired with first-hand accounts from Maharaj, archival footage and animated visuals by South African artist Thabang Lehobye.
