` ` 2 : Long Walk To Freedom '' has premiered in South Africa . `` It began almost 25 years ago to try and get this story and to bring it to the big screen , '' Singh told CNN earlier this year . The film is based on Nelson Mandela 's life . It stars Idris Elba as Mandela , while Cheryl Harries plays his second wife , Winnie .
` ` 2 : Long Walk To Freedom '' has premiered in South Africa . The film is based on Nelson Mandela 's life . It stars Idris Elba as Mandela , while Cheryl Harries plays his second wife , Winnie .