Winnie Mandela (film)

Winnie Mandela
Film poster
Directed byDarrell Roodt
Screenplay by
  • Darrell Roodt
  • André Pieterse
  • Paul Ian Johnson
Based onWinnie Mandela: A Life
by Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob
Produced byMichael Mosca
Starring
CinematographyMario Janelle
Edited bySylvain Lebel
Music byLaurent Eyquem
Production
companies
Distributed byImage Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16) (TIFF)
  • October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12) (Canada)
  • March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14) (South Africa)
Countries
  • South Africa
  • Canada
Languages
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$80,634[2]

Winnie Mandela is a 2011 South African-Canadian historical drama film starring Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard as Winnie and Nelson Mandela. Based on Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob's biography Winnie Mandela: A Life, the film is directed by Darrell Roodt and co-stars Wendy Crewson, Elias Koteas and Justin Strydom. Image Entertainment released the film in theaters on September 6, 2013.[3][4][5] It received generally negative reviews.

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  4. ^ "Jennifer Hudson's Winnie Mandela Trailer Hits the Web—Watch!". 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Winnie Mandela". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 8 August 2013.