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Winnie Mandela is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Darrell Roodt released in USA on 6 september 2013 with Jennifer Hudson

Winnie Mandela (2011)

Winnie Mandela
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Released in USA 6 september 2013
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OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Biography
Rating60% 3.0487453.0487453.0487453.0487453.048745

Winnie Mandela is a 2011 drama film adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film is directed by Darrell Roodt, and stars Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Wendy Crewson, Elias Koteas, and Justin Strydom. Image Entertainment released the film in theaters on September 6, 2013.

Synopsis

Following the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Jennifer Hudson), from her strict rural upbringing by a father disappointed she was not born a boy, to her giving up the chance to study in America in order to remain in South Africa where she felt more needed, through her husband Nelson Mandela's (Terrence Howard) imprisonment. She then faces 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. Upon her release, she continues her husband's activism against apartheid and, after his release from prison, suffers divorce due to her infidelity and political pressures. She also faces accusations of violence and murder and in the end, must own up to her actions in court, while many still remain loyal to her because of her fight against apartheid.

Actors

Jennifer Hudson

(Winnie Mandela)
Terrence Howard

(Nelson Mandela)
Wendy Crewson

(Mary Botha)
Elias Koteas

(Colonel de Vries)
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