Genres
Production Companies
Dearheart Productions
Delimanzi
Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)
The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa)
National Heritage Council of South Africa
Lipsync Productions
Kreo Films
Mandela's Gun
Overview
Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in Algeria and Ethiopia while surviving assassination attempts and betrayal. In South Africa he is finally arrested with the connivance of the CIA In the crucible of the surging African Liberation Movements of the early 60s not only does he study the art of war but also leadership and political survival. MANDELA’S GUN is a thrilling biopic, supported by eyewitness accounts from Mandelas advisors and comrades.
Key Crew
Writer: Athos Kyriakides, Malcolm Purkey
Producer: Jeremy Nathan, Moroba Nkawe
Director of Photography: Lance Gewer
Director: John Irvin
Top Cast
Videos
Official Trailer