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9 Films That Told Incredible True Stories

While this year’s crop of Oscar nominations has certainly stirred controversy, one thing is undeniable – Hollywood continues to love a good true story. The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory Of Everything, American Sniper, Foxcatcher, Mr Turner and Unbroken – all feature in the list of nominees, and all are based on real events.

Gandhi (1982)

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Richard Attenborough’s sweeping epic about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi details the icon’s work – from a defining moment of racial discrimination aboard a train in South Africa, to campaigning for the rights of Indians in that country, to his return to India for peaceful protest against the rule of the U.K.

Written by John Briley, the film stars Sir Ben Kingsley in a career-highlight performance and brings the message of the defiant man to an entirely new generation. Attenborough saturates the screen with stunning palettes and stirring shots, while Kingsley imbues the entire endeavour with a warmth and quiet stoicism that stays with the viewer long after the end-credits have unspooled.

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