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    The film about the life of the first South African democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, received warm welcome at the Toronto International Film Festival, local media reported on Monday.

    Premiering at the Toronto festival, the film titled “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” had been accorded standing ovations* and rave* reviews, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported, quoting its producer Anant Singh in Toronto.

    “The film received an unprecedented eight-minute standing ovation coupled with a rapturous* applause at the festival venue, resulting in social media platforms buzzing* with praise for the film,” said the producer.

    The film was produced on the basis of the autobiographic book “Long Walk to Freedom.”

    In the film the British actor Idris Elba plays Mandela, while the British actress Naomi Harris plays Mandela’s former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as the first lady of South Africa.

    Owning the rights to the autobiography, Anant Singh said on Monday that he was quite delighted that he could finally finish the making of the film.

    “The filmmaking was a long way, but it has been worth the wait and also worth all of the hard work,” said Singh.

    The 95-year-old former president is still fighting his serious recurring* lung infection at his home in Johannesburg after being discharged from a hospital in Pretoria on September 1. (SD-Agencies)