Mandela's Gun (2016)
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.
- Released
- 2016-10-28
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Irvin
Cast
- Tumisho Masha as Nelson Mandela
- Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele as Winnie Mandela
- Khaled Benaissa as Cherif Belkacem
- Nick Boraine as Cecil Williams
- Luthuli Dlamini as Walter Sisulu
- Ashley Dowds as Arthur Goldreich
- Francis Chouler as Bob Hepple
- Desmond Dube as Govan Mbeki
- Adam Neill as Leonard Bernstein
- Henok Berihune as Captain Guts
- Tom Fairfoot as MI6 Agent
- Ashleigh Harvey as BOAC Representative