Mandela's Gun (2016)
1h 27m
Running Time
October 28, 2016Release Date
Mandela's Gun (2016)
1h 27m
Running Time
October 28, 2016Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Tumisho Masha
Nelson Mandela
Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele
Winnie Mandela
Khaled Benaissa
Cherif Belkacem
Henok Berihun
Captain Guts
Nick Boraine
Cecil Williams
Luthuli Dlamini
Walter Sisulu
Ashley Dowds
Arthur Goldreich
Francis Chouler
Bob Hepple
Zethu Dhlomo
Winnie Mandela
Desmond Dube
Govan Mbeki
Adam Neill
Leonard Bernstein
Ashley Dowds
Arthur Goldreich
Henok Berihune
Captain Guts
Tom Fairfoot
MI6 Agent
Ashleigh Harvey
BOAC Representative
Fezile Mpela
Fish Keitseng
Jet Novuka
Joe Modise
Russel Savadier
Mr. Grant
Jeremy Nathan
Producer
Mpho Osei Tutu
Dan Tloome
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Athos Kyriakides
Writer
Jeremy Nathan
Producer
Compton Ross
Executive Producer
Moroba Nkawe
Producer
Susan Rossouw
CastingDirector
Tarina Patel
Executive Producer
Malcolm Purkey
Writer
Abdullah Ibrahim
Original Music Composer
Caroline Steyn
Executive Producer
Vaughn Mullady
Executive Producer
Peter Hampden
Executive Producer
Humphrey Dixon
Editor
Gary Harlow
Executive Producer
Tom Harberd
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Lance Gewer
Director of Photography
Henion Han
Editor
John Irvin
Director
Media.
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Wiki.
Mandela's Gun is a 2016 South African biographical film of Nelson Mandela's experience as a guerrilla fighter for the African National Congress. It was directed by John Irvin and shot in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela is portrayed by newcomer Tumisho Masha, who soon after the film's release was arrested on charges of "intent to cause grievous bodily harm" and "malicious damage to property."