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Release Date:
October 28, 2016
Original Title:
Mandela's Gun
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
Dearheart Productions
Delimanzi
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
Kreo Films
Lipsync Productions
National Heritage Council of South Africa
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)
The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa)
Production Countries:
Algeria | South Africa | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in Algeria and Ethiopia while surviving assassination attempts and betrayal. In South Africa he is finally arrested with the connivance of the CIA In the crucible of the surging African Liberation Movements of the early 60s not only does he study the art of war but also leadership and political survival. MANDELA’S GUN is a thrilling biopic, supported by eyewitness accounts from Mandelas advisors and comrades.
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Director:
John Irvin
Director of Photography:
Lance Gewer
Editor:
Humphrey Dixon
Henion Han
Executive Producer:
Norman Merry
Compton Ross
Tarina Patel
Caroline Steyn
Vaughn Mullady
Peter Hampden
Gary Harlow
Tom Harberd
Phil Hunt
Original Music Composer:
Abdullah Ibrahim
Producer:
Jeremy Nathan
Moroba Nkawe
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