People place candles near a photo as they pay tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela at the Trocadero square, in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris December 15, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

The film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, will be released in China on July 18 to celebrate the International Nelson Mandela Day of 2014, said the film producer Anant Singh here on Wednesday.

The movie will be taken to more than 1,000 screens in China by China Film Group Corporation, the state film distribution body.

Adopted from the autobiography of the same name which was written by South Africa's former president Mandela, the film told about Mandela's life from an early age, prison life, Presidency and after. The release of the film is to celebrate International Mandela Day.

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