Winnie [dir. Darrell Roodt]

  • Winnie [dir. Darrell Roodt]
Genre : Biography
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2011
Format : Feature
Running time : 104 (in minutes)
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A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.

This intimate, in-depth and unbiased film will take the audience on a remarkable journey of understanding Winnie Mandela, exploring both her personal and political life. Through her fierce determination and dauntless courage, Winnie Mandela survived her husband's imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement - all the while keeping the name of Nelson Mandela alive.
A sensitive and balanced portrayal, the film honestly examines the controversies that dogged Winnie Mandela in recent years.

A film by Darrell Roodt

South Africa / Canada, 2011, Fiction, 1h 44min | Languages: English & Xhosa | Biography, Drama, History

Starring Jennifer Hudson, Terence Howard and Elias Koteas.



Directed by Darrell Roodt

a 2011 drama film adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life.
Screenplay: André Pieterse & Darrell Roodt

CAST
Jennifer Hudson ... Winnie Mandela
Terrence Howard ... Nelson Mandela
Elias Koteas ... Major de Vries
Wendy Crewson ... Mary Botha
Aubrey Poo ... Peter Magubane
Unathi Kapela ... Winnie (12 & 13)
Fezeka Ndlazilwana ... Nancy (8)
Talitha Ndima ... Nancy (10, 20, 28 & 30)
Professor Mavuso ... Columbus Madikizela
Nomsa Xaba ... Makhulu
Bongi Mdongwe ... Gertrude (as Bongi Mbongwe)
Tom Fairfoot ... BBC Reporter
Jonathan Rands ... Judge de Wet
Jennifer Steyn ... School Inspector
Andre Van Der Merwe ... School Inspector

Distributed in Quebec by Équinoxe Films.
OCTOBER 5TH, 2012 IN THEATRES


2011 | 36th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada
* Première Mondiale / World Premiere: Friday, Sept. 16.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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