Released:
2016-10-28

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.

Director:
John Irvin

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• 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