Miracle Rising: South Africa (screened on The History Channel), is a documentary about the legacy of South Africa’s political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994.
Narrated through personal accounts from world leaders, politicians, celebrities and journalists including Bono, Richard Branson, Whoopi Goldberg, Desmond Tutu, Cyril Ramaphosa, Embeth Davidtz and Mamphela Ramphele, this thought-provoking show reflects on South Africa’s very own ‘miracle’.
Miracle Rising: South Africa is a moving testament to the choices of people, both ordinary and iconic, where the human capacity to find compassion enabled a nation to avoid civil war and reach forgiveness for the greater good.
From Nelson Mandela’s decision to learn Afrikaans while in prison, to the amnesty hearings of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission, it explores the difficult decisions that were taken enabling enemies to achieve peace.
Bono makes a brief appearance in the 30-second trailer for the documentary and one of the songs included is "Breathe - Alternate Version" by U2. Producer Michelle Sparkes says:
Bono had already rewritten lyrics to Breathe for Nelson Mandela and when we interviewed him he asked if we would like to use the song in our documentary. Of course, we said yes.
http://www.thesouthafrican.com//http://www.atu2.com/
2 comments:
I’m a history enthusiast and a fan of U2’s music. The fact that Bono rewrote a song for Mandela and offered it specifically for use in the documentary was very poignant. I’m kicking myself over that I missed watching this documentary. I’m trying my hardest to find it online, but I’m coming up empty. Do you have any idea where I could get a copy?
Here`s a link where you can listen to it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEQcLQX_hBY
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