Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 21m. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Special Unit - The First Murder| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Justin Chadwick | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Idris Elba, Thapelo Mokoena, Naomie Harris, Fana Mokoena, Gys de Villiers | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Special Unit - The First Murder
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes…
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