Winnie (2017)

Directed by

Pascale Lamche

Genre

documentary film

Country

South Africa, France, Netherlands, Finland

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her fight against apartheid in South Africa. It focuses on her personal and political life.

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What happens

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. The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa. The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019. In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival. It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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