Winnie (2017 film)

2017 South African biographical film

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

• 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

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

1. "Winnie (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. "Pascale Lamche". Women's Media Center. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Winnie: Film About Overshadowed South African Activist". Independent Television Service (ITVS). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
4. "Screening of Winnie: a documentary film by Pascale Lamche". kingston. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
5. "Feminist filmmaking with Pascale Lamche". Cambridge Girl Talk. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. "'Winnie': Film Review | Sundance 2017". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
7. "Sundance Film Review: 'Winnie': Sundance 2017". variety. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
8. "WINNIE". Big World Cinema. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
9. "Why the film 'Winnie' met all the criteria of a good documentary". The Conversation. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

• Winnie at IMDb
• Winnie on YouTube