Mandela's Gun

2016 South African film
  • October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) (Johannesburg Film Festival)
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Mandela's Gun is a 2016 South African biographical film of Nelson Mandela's experience as a guerrilla fighter for the African National Congress. It was directed by John Irvin and shot in South Africa.[1][2][3][4]

Nelson Mandela is portrayed by newcomer Tumisho Masha, who soon after the film's release was arrested on charges of "intent to cause grievous bodily harm" and "malicious damage to property."[5]

References

  1. ^ Smith, David (1 November 2013). "Nelson Mandela's years as guerrilla fighter to be chronicled in new film". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (12 November 2013). "Nelson Mandela's 'Black Pimpernel' Years Will Be Traced In New Docu-Drama 'Mandela's Gun'". IndieWire.
  3. ^ Foley, Jack. "John Irvin to direct Nelson Mandela guerrilla freedom fighter movie". indieLondon. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ Poplak, Richard (26 November 2013). "After Long Walk to Freedom, still waiting for a great Mandela movie". Daily Maverick.
  5. ^ "Actor Tumisho Masha back in court", The New Age, 7 October 2016
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Nelson Mandela
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  • "I Am Prepared to Die" (1964 speech)
  • Long Walk to Freedom (1994)
  • Mandela: The Authorised Biography (1999)
  • Conversations With Myself (2010)
  • Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years (2017)
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  • Mandela (1987)
  • Death of Apartheid (1995)
  • Mandela (1996)
  • Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation (1996)
  • Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
  • Goodbye Bafana (2007)
  • Endgame (2009)
  • Invictus (2009)
  • Winnie Mandela (2011)
  • Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
  • Mandela's Gun (2016)
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Films directed by John Irvin


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