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Mandela's Gun

10/28/2016

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1hr 27min

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Drama

,Thriller

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Tumisho Masha
  • Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele
  • Khaled Benaissa
  • Nick Boraine
  • Luthuli Dlamini

    Director

  • John Irvin

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
  • Dearheart Productions
  • Delimanzi
  • Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)
  • Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
  • The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)
  • The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa)
  • National Heritage Council of South Africa
  • Lipsync Productions
  • Kreo Films

    Production Countries

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Tumisho Masha

    Nelson Mandela

    Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele

    Winnie Mandela

    Khaled Benaissa

    Cherif Belkacem

    Nick Boraine

    Cecil Williams

    Luthuli Dlamini

    Walter Sisulu

    Ashley Dowds

    Arthur Goldreich

    Francis Chouler

    Bob Hepple

    Desmond Dube

    Govan Mbeki

    Adam Neill

    Leonard Bernstein

    Henok Berihune

    Captain Guts

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