Mandela's Gun
(2016)
★ 7.5 IMDb · 37 votes
Year: 2016
Runtime: 87 мин
Country: Algeria, South Africa
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Tumisho Masha, Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele, Khaled Benaissa, Ник Борэйни, Luthuli Dlamini, Эшли Даудс, Francis Chouler, Desmond Dube, Adam Neill, Henok Berihune
Plot
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.