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Mandela's Gun
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Mandela's Gun

2016
Directed byJohn Irvin
1h 27m

Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in Algeria and Ethiopia while surviving assassination attempts and betrayal. In South Africa he is finally arrested with the connivance of the CIA In the crucible of the surging African Liberation Movements of the early 60s not only does he study the art of war but also leadership and political survival. MANDELA’S GUN is a thrilling biopic, supported by eyewitness accounts from Mandelas advisors and comrades.

CAST
Tumisho MashaNelson MandelaZethu Dlomo-MphahleleWinnie Mandela
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Cherif Belkacem
Nick BoraineCecil Williams
Luthuli DlaminiWalter Sisulu
Ashley DowdsArthur Goldreich
Francis ChoulerBob Hepple
Desmond DubeGovan Mbeki
Adam NeillLeonard Bernstein
Henok BerihuneCaptain Guts
DETAILS
GENRES
DramaThriller
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement CulturelDearheart ProductionsDelimanziDepartment of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)
RATING
NR

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