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Year2011CountrySouth Africa / Canada GenreDramaRatingGLength1:47DirectorDarrell RoodtWriterAndre PieterseStarring
Users18 reviews
8.0/10
Synopsis
The life of Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson) from her strict rural upbringing 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. Soon she 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 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.
Terrence Howard
Elias Koteas
Wendy Crewson
Jennifer Hudson
Garth Breytenbach
David Dukas
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StudioEquinoxe FilmsLinksTrailerElias Koteas
Wendy Crewson
Jennifer Hudson
Garth Breytenbach
David Dukas
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Users18 reviews
8.0/10
Synopsis
The life of Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson) from her strict rural upbringing 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. Soon she 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 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.
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