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decided to reach out to Denis Goldberg,

former Rivonia trialist and comrade of
Mandela. From that meeting, and given
his own legal career, Sir Nick developed
the idea of producing a documentary

giving the inside story of the infamous
Rivonia Trial.

“Life is Wonderful: Mandela’s Unsung

Heroes” was released in 2018 and
included revealing insights from many of
the key participants, including Lord Joel
Joffe, Ahmed Kathradra, Andrew Mlangeni,
George Bizos and Denis Goldberg. For

most of them, these would be the last
detailed interviews they would give as
one by one over the next couple of years,

old age caught up with each of them.

The documentary won “Best International
Film” at the 2018 Encounters South
African Documentary Film Festival, and

is now available on Amazon Prime.
The SA Chamber UK, along with the
Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli
and Christopher Hayward CC, Sheriffs
of the City of London presented the

documentary at the Old Bailey in
November 2020.

He was awarded the Chamber’s “Exceptional

Achievement Award” at our 2022 Annual Matthew Stadlen receiving the award
Awards.

Sir Nick himself sadly passed away on 5th October 2023.

Matthew Stadlen said of his trip to South Africa to accept the award from President
Ramaphosa, “It was the trip of a lifetime, and we are all so proud of Dad. Other than
the ceremony itself, when I was in the company of such great people, the highlight for
me was visiting the site of the Soweto Uprising. Of course there are many challenges
still facing South Africa, but what a change there has been since the dark days of the

1970s and 1980s.”

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