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Winnie (2017 film)

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Winnie
Directed byPascale Lamche
Produced byChristoph Jörg
Steven Markovitz
CinematographyHeikki Färm
Nic Hofmeyr
Felix Meyburgh Jr.
Olivier Raffet
Edited byGiles Gardner
Music byDaniel Hamburger
Distributed byPumpernickel Films
Submarine Films
Big World Cinema
Release date
  • 4 June 2017 (2017-06-04) (South Africa)
Running time
98 min.
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Winnie , is a 2017 South African biographical documentary film directed by Pascale Lamche and produced by Christoph Jörg and Steven Markovitz for Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Films, Big World Cinema.[1]

The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa.[2][3] The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019.[4] In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary.

Cast

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  • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as self
  • Anné-Mariè Bezdrop – author of 'Winnie Mandela: A Life', as self
  • Zindzi Mandela – daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, as self
  • Sophie Mokoena – political editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation, as self
  • Norah Moahloli – resident of Brandfort, as self
  • Anton Harber – former editor of the Weekly Mail, as self
  • Dali Mpofu – lawyer, as self
  • Vic McPherson – former security branch operative of South African Police, as self
  • Niel Barnard – former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service, as self
  • Teboho Murdoch as self
  • Nelson Mandela – (archive footage)
  • George Bizos – lawyer, as self
  • Henk Heslinga – former chief of police, as self
  • Ishmael Semenya as self

International screening

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The film has screened in several international film festivals and received positive critical reviews.[6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Winnie (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Pascale Lamche". Women's Media Center. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Winnie: Film About Overshadowed South African Activist". Independent Television Service (ITVS). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Screening of Winnie: a documentary film by Pascale Lamche". kingston. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Feminist filmmaking with Pascale Lamche". Cambridge Girl Talk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "'Winnie': Film Review | Sundance 2017". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Sundance Film Review: 'Winnie': Sundance 2017". variety. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ "WINNIE". Big World Cinema. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Why the film 'Winnie' met all the criteria of a good documentary". The Conversation. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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