IMDb
Original Title
Mandela's Gun
Status
Released
Production Companies
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement CulturelDearheart ProductionsDelimanziDepartment of Sports, Arts and Culture (South Africa)Industrial Development Corporation of South AfricaThe Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa)The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (South Africa)National Heritage Council of South AfricaLipsync ProductionsKreo Films
Original Language
EN
Budget
-
Revenue
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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.
Director
John Irvin
Production Countries
Algeria, South Africa, United Kingdom
