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.