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Title: Winnie Mandela (2011)
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| Jennifer Hudson | ... | Winnie Mandela | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Nelson Mandela | |
| Elias Koteas | ... | Major de Vries | |
| Wendy Crewson | ... | Mary Botha | |
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Aubrey Poo | ... | Peter Magubane |
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Unathi Kapela | ... | Winnie (12 & 13) |
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Fezeka Ndlazilwana | ... | Nancy (8) |
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Talitha Ndima | ... | Nancy (10, 20, 28 & 30) |
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Professor Mavuso | ... | Columbus Madikizela |
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Nomsa Xaba | ... | Makhulu |
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Bongi Mdongwe | ... | Gertrude (as Bongi Mbongwe) |
| Tom Fairfoot | ... | BBC Reporter | |
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Jonathan Rands | ... | Judge de Wet |
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Jennifer Steyn | ... | School Inspector |
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Andre Van Der Merwe | ... | School Inspector |
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
I was surprised at the negative tone of other reviews. I thought this was an excellent piece of work --- acting --- production --- accuracy. I wondered whether it was going to glamourize Mandella with an unrealistically positive spin. But no, it does a good job of illustrating the unfortunate turn her life took in the later years of the South African struggle. She ended up as a vindictive,foul mouthed, autocratic drunk. But you understand how that came to be after her long ordeal, which was powerfully portrayed. I also was surprised to find that this was largely a Canadian production. It had none of the pretentious unoriginality that marks so many Canadian films, especially those done for Canadian cable television. It was believable, watchable and informative!