Winnie (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Pascale Lamche |
| Produced by | Christoph Jörg Steven Markovitz |
| Cinematography | Heikki Färm Nic Hofmeyr Felix Meyburgh Jr. Olivier Raffet |
| Edited by | Giles Gardner |
| Music by | Daniel Hamburger |
| Distributed by | Pumpernickel Films Submarine Films Big World Cinema |
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Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
Winnie , is a 2017 South African biographical documentary film directed by Pascale Lamche and produced by Christoph Jörg and Steven Markovitz for Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Films, Big World Cinema.[1]
The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa.[2][3] The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019.[4] In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival.[5] It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary.
Cast
[edit]- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as self
- Anné-Mariè Bezdrop – author of 'Winnie Mandela: A Life', as self
- Zindzi Mandela – daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, as self
- Sophie Mokoena – political editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation, as self
- Norah Moahloli – resident of Brandfort, as self
- Anton Harber – former editor of the Weekly Mail, as self
- Dali Mpofu – lawyer, as self
- Vic McPherson – former security branch operative of South African Police, as self
- Niel Barnard – former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service, as self
- Teboho Murdoch as self
- Nelson Mandela – (archive footage)
- George Bizos – lawyer, as self
- Henk Heslinga – former chief of police, as self
- Ishmael Semenya as self
International screening
[edit]The film has screened in several international film festivals and received positive critical reviews.[6][7][8][9]
- USA – 22 January 2017 at Sundance Film Festival
- USA – 31 May 2017 at Seattle International Film Festival
- South Africa – 4 June 2017 at Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
- Australia – 11 June 2017 at Sydney Film Festival
- Italy – 15 June 2017 at Biografilm Festival
- Netherlands – 22 June 2017
- Israel – 16 July 2017 at Jerusalem Film Festival
- Australia – 17 August 2017 at Melbourne International Film Festival
- Canada – 7 October 2017 at Vancouver International Film Festival
- Poland – 16 October 2017 at Warsaw Film Festival
- UK – 16 August 2018 at London Feminist Film Festival
References
[edit]- ^ "Winnie (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Pascale Lamche". Women's Media Center. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Winnie: Film About Overshadowed South African Activist". Independent Television Service (ITVS). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Screening of Winnie: a documentary film by Pascale Lamche". kingston. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Feminist filmmaking with Pascale Lamche". Cambridge Girl Talk. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'Winnie': Film Review | Sundance 2017". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Sundance Film Review: 'Winnie': Sundance 2017". variety. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "WINNIE". Big World Cinema. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Why the film 'Winnie' met all the criteria of a good documentary". The Conversation. Retrieved 17 October 2020.