2017 South African biographical film
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Directed by | Pascale Lamche |
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Produced by | Christoph Jörg Steven Markovitz |
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Cinematography | Heikki Färm Nic Hofmeyr Felix Meyburgh Jr. Olivier Raffet |
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Edited by | Giles Gardner |
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Music by | Daniel Hamburger |
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Distributed by | Pumpernickel Films Submarine Films Big World Cinema |
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Release date |
- 4 June 2017 (2017-06-04) (South Africa)
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Running time | 98 min. |
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Country | South Africa |
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Language | English |
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Winnie , is a 2017 South African biographical documentary film directed by Pascale Lamche and produced by Christoph Jörg and Steven Markovitz for Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Films, Big World Cinema.[1]
The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa.[2][3] The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019.[4] In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary.
Cast
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as self
- Anné-Mariè Bezdrop – author of 'Winnie Mandela: A Life', as self
- Zindzi Mandela – daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, as self
- Sophie Mokoena – political editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation, as self
- Norah Moahloli – resident of Brandfort, as self
- Anton Harber – former editor of the Weekly Mail, as self
- Dali Mpofu – lawyer, as self
- Vic McPherson – former security branch operative of South African Police, as self
- Niel Barnard – former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service, as self
- Teboho Murdoch as self
- Nelson Mandela – (archive footage)
- George Bizos – lawyer, as self
- Henk Heslinga – former chief of police, as self
- Ishmael Semenya as self
International screening
The film has screened in several international film festivals and received positive critical reviews.[6][7][8][9]
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