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.
DIRECTOR
CAST
Tumisho Masha
Nelson Mandela
Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele
Winnie Mandela
Khaled Benaissa
Cherif Belkacem
Nick Boraine
Cecil Williams
Details
Production
Companies
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel (AARC)
Lipsync Productions
Kreo Films FZ
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
DTIC
Dearheart Productions
Delimanzi
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)
The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa)
National Heritage Council of South Africa
Countries