Late Ayatollah Rafsanjani to appear in Mandela doc

Late chairman of Iran Expediency Council is to be featured in ‘Nelson Mandela For Ever’, with his memories of the former South African leader captured by the doc’s director.

Iranian filmmaker Meysam Shahbabaee who directed the documentary was quoted by the media on Thursday as saying that he had an interview with late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani last year in which the top Iranian official shared his memories of the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as president of South Africa.

“Ayatollah Rafsanjani believed that Mandela was a fighter in nature just like him whose efforts were a turning point” in the South Africa politics, the director said of the interview with the recently demised official.

Ayatollah Rafsanjani passed away at the age of 82 due to heart condition on January 9, 2017.

The documentary ‘Nelson Mandela For Ever’ chronicles the life story of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who died on December 5, 2013, and features political, cultural and sports figures. It shows the forgotten concepts in human relations with a focus on the demised South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist.

Iranian actress Mahtab Keramati, who was appointed as a UNICEF National Ambassador in Iran, does the narration for the film.

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