{{The film version of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom is to have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September.}}<\/p>\n
Luther’s Idris Elba plays Mandela in the biopic, one of a host of titles confirmed by organisers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The 38th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs from 5 to 15 September.<\/p>\n
Toronto is now regarded as a crucial launchpad for films hoping to impress voters and juries during the annual film awards season.<\/p>\n
Silver Linings Playbook won its top prize last year, the first of many David O’Russell’s romantic comedy amassed in the run-up to February’s Oscar ceremony.<\/p>\n
Some are already tipping Elba for accolades for his work in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which tells of the anti-apartheid campaigner’s rural upbringing and how he coped with being in prison for 27 years.<\/p>\n
Naomie Harris plays Winnie Mandela in Justin Chadwick’s film, which is scheduled to have its UK release next January.<\/p>\n
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