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Winnie (2017 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Winnie ', is a 2017 South African biographical documentary film directed by Pascale Lamche and produced by Christoph Jrg and Steven Markovitz for Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Films, Big World Cinema.
The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa. The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019. In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary.
Cast
* Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
* Ann-Mari Bezdrop author of 'Winnie Mandela: A Life'
* Zindzi Mandela daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela
* Sophie Mokoena political editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation
* Norah Moahloli resident of Brandfort
* Anton Harber former editor of the Weekly Mail
* Dali Mpofu lawyer
* Vic McPherson former security branch operative of South African Police
* Niel Barnard former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service
* Teboho Murdoch
* Nelson Mandela (archive footage)
* George Bizos lawyer
* Henk Heslinga former chief of police
* Ishmael Semenya
International screening
The film has screened in several international film festivals and received positive critical reviews.
* USA 22 January 2017 at Sundance Film Festival
* USA 31 May 2017 at Seattle International Film Festival
* South Africa 4 June 2017 at Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
* Australia 11 June 2017 at Sydney Film Festival
* Italy 15 June 2017 at Biografilm Festival
* Netherlands 22 June 2017
* Israel 16 July 2017 at Jerusalem Film Festival
* Australia 17 August 2017 at Melbourne International Film Festival
* Canada 7 October 2017 at Vancouver International Film Festival
* Poland 16 October 2017 at Warsaw Film Festival
* UK 16 August 2018 at London Feminist Film Festival
References
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