▁re build ▁the ▁country ' s ▁once ▁seg reg ated ▁society . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁Produ cer ▁An ant ▁Singh ▁started ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁after ▁interview ing ▁Mand ela ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁imprison ed ▁two ▁dec ades ▁prior . ▁Following ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Mand ela ' s ▁aut obi ography , ▁Singh ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁screen writer ▁William ▁Nich ol son . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁Justin ▁Ch ad wick . ▁ ▁Music ▁For ▁the ▁film , ▁U 2 ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁" Ord inary ▁Love ". ▁Sub scri bers ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁official ▁website ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁short ▁snippet ▁first . ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁African ▁music ▁was ▁used . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁held ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁and ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁Mand ela ▁died , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Long ▁Walk ▁to ▁Fre edom ▁premier ed ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁a ▁Royal ▁Film ▁Performance , ▁The ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁were ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁along ▁with ▁Mand ela ' s ▁daughters ▁Z ind zi ▁and