Insider: Nelson Mandela Has 'Waited A Long Time' To See Biopic

Mandela's Reaction To Biopic
Former South African President Nelson Mandela listens to the State of The Nation address by President Jacob Zuma (not pictured) in Parliament, in Cape Town, on June 03, 2009. President Zuma promised to create half a million jobs this year in his first state of the nation address to parliament and said fighting poverty was his priority, a week after South Africa announced it was facing its worst recession in 17 years. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MIKE HUTCHINGS (Photo credit should read MIKE HUTCHINGS/AFP/Getty Images)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela listens to the State of The Nation address by President Jacob Zuma (not pictured) in Parliament, in Cape Town, on June 03, 2009. President Zuma promised to create half a million jobs this year in his first state of the nation address to parliament and said fighting poverty was his priority, a week after South Africa announced it was facing its worst recession in 17 years. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MIKE HUTCHINGS (Photo credit should read MIKE HUTCHINGS/AFP/Getty Images)

When Nelson Mandela recently watched footage of “Mandela,” a new biopic in which Idris Elba plays the charismatic South African leader, he was so transfixed by the performance he posed a telling question.

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