Mandela's Gun

Name: Mandela's Gun
Director: John Irvin
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2016-10-28
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Tumisho Masha, Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele, Khaled Benaissa, Nick Boraine, Luthuli Dlamini

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2016 · 87 min · Drama · Thriller

Overview

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.

Directed by John Irvin

Cast

Tumisho Masha — Nelson Mandela
Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele — Winnie Mandela
Khaled Benaissa — Cherif Belkacem
Nick Boraine — Cecil Williams
Luthuli Dlamini — Walter Sisulu