Winnie (film)
| Winnie Mandela | |
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| Directed by | Darrell Roodt |
| Produced by | Michael Mosca T.D. Jakes |
| Written by | Darrell Roodt, Andre Pieterse, Paul Ian Johnson (Screenplay) |
| Based on |
Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob |
| Starring |
Jennifer Hudson Terrence Howard Wendy Crewson Elias Koteas Justin Strydom |
| Cinematography | Mario Janelle |
| Edited by | Sylvain Lebel |
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Equinoxe Films
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| Distributed by |
Image Entertainment D Films TDJ Enterprises Film Bridge International |
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| Country | South Africa / Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $80,634 |
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.
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.
Writers Andre Pieterse and Darrell Roodt, who also directed, developed the screenplay based on Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film was produced by Equinoxe Films. Filming took place in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Robben Island in South Africa beginning in April 2010.
Winnie Mandela criticized the fact that she was not consulted for the making of a film about her life, stating, "I have absolutely nothing against Jennifer [Hudson, the film's star], but I have everything against the movie itself. I was not consulted. I am still alive, and I think that it is a total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle, and call that movie some translation of a romantic life of Winnie Mandela."
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