Winnie Mandela

Name: Winnie Mandela
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: September 6, 2013
Rating: 37

2013

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Image Entertainment | Release Date: September 6, 2013 | R

Summary: Through her fierce determination and dauntless courage, Winnie Mandela survived her husband's imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement - all the while keeping the name of Nelson Mandela alive. A sensitiveThrough her fierce determination and dauntless courage, Winnie Mandela survived her husband's imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement - all the while keeping the name of Nelson Mandela alive. A sensitive and balanced portrayal, the film nevertheless thoroughly investigates and honestly examines the controversies that dogged Winnie Mandela in recent years. [dfilms]… Expand

Director: Darrell Roodt

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: R

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Richard Roeper

Sep 6, 2013

A serviceable if sometimes overwrought biography, with solid performances and the courage to spotlight not only the heroics but the appalling misdeeds committed by the iconic Ms. Mandela. Read full review

Sherilyn Connelly

Sep 4, 2013

A story that probably could have been told better as a miniseries, the film's main strength is its performances. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Sep 6, 2013

Despite the marquee names and their obvious talent, the film feels like a made-for-TV movie. It’s slight and episodic, with a weirdly scrupulous ambivalence about its subject, whom it seems torn between loving and loathing. Read full review

The Guardian Ed Gibbs

Aug 30, 2013

The source material is Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob's biography, and the period detail is spot on. Yet Winnie: the movie opts to wear its heart openly on its sleeve, and play it absurdly safe. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 4, 2013

Decently acted despite screenplay shortcomings. Read full review

Rob Humanick

Sep 6, 2013

The film's tonal inconsistencies speak less to the struggles of its titular subject than to its own grasp-exceeding ambitions. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 5, 2013

Like many a biopic before it, Winnie Mandela shoehorns an exceptional life into the standard template of a highlights reel, lurching from one Important Moment to the next. Read full review

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