An Act of Defiance

(2017)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 13 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2017

Runtime: 124 мин

Country: South Africa, Netherlands

Director: Jean van de Velde

Cast: Peter Paul Muller, Antoinette Louw, Sello Motloung, Sean Venter, Izel Bezuidenhout, Clayton Boyd, Hannes Brummer, José Domingos, Конрад Кемп, Дэниэл Дженкс

Plot

Apartheid is rampant in South Africa, 1963. When ten men are arrested on a farm in Rivonia for conspiring to commit sabotage and violent acts against the repressive S. African government, tenacious lawyer Bram Fisher steps up to the challenge as lead counsel. He soon finds that political leader Nelson Mandela is also on trial. Mandela urges his fellow defendants to plead not guilty and shine light on the systemic corruption against the African people. As the outcome of the trial looks bleak, Mandela gives his famous "I'm Prepared to Die" speech, discussing how the ANC's resistance is justified. But will Mandela's impassioned speech save these men's lives?