Winnie (2017 film) explained

Winnie
Director:	Pascale Lamche
Producer:	Christoph Jörg Steven Markovitz
Music:	Daniel Hamburger
Cinematography:	Heikki Färm Nic Hofmeyr Felix Meyburgh Jr. Olivier Raffet
Editing:	Giles Gardner
Distributor:	Pumpernickel Films Submarine Films Big World Cinema
Runtime:	98 min.

Winnie , is a 2017 South African biographical documentary film directed by Pascale Lamche and produced by Christoph Jörg and Steven Markovitz for Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Films, Big World Cinema.^[1]

The film deals with the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her tireless struggle to bring down Apartheid in South Africa.^{[2] [3]} The film was screened as a part of the Human Rights Festival 2019.^[4] In the same year, Lamche won the award for the Best Director for International Documentary at Sundance Film Festival.^[5] It was also nominated at Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Documentary.

Cast

• Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as self
• Anné-Mariè Bezdrop – author of 'Winnie Mandela: A Life', as self
• Zindzi Mandela – daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Nelson Mandela, as self
• Sophie Mokoena – political editor, South African Broadcasting Corporation, as self
• Norah Moahloli – resident of Brandfort, as self
• Anton Harber – former editor of the Weekly Mail, as self
• Dali Mpofu – lawyer, as self
• Vic McPherson – former security branch operative of South African Police, as self
• Niel Barnard – former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service, as self
• Teboho Murdoch as self
• Nelson Mandela – (archive footage)
• George Bizos – lawyer, as self
• Henk Heslinga – former chief of police, as self
• Ishmael Semenya as self

International screening

The film has screened in several international film festivals and received positive critical reviews.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

• USA – 22 January 2017 at Sundance Film Festival
• USA – 31 May 2017 at Seattle International Film Festival
• South Africa – 4 June 2017 at Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
• Australia – 11 June 2017 at Sydney Film Festival
• Italy – 15 June 2017 at Biografilm Festival
• Netherlands – 22 June 2017
• Israel – 16 July 2017 at Jerusalem Film Festival
• Australia – 17 August 2017 at Melbourne International Film Festival
• Canada – 7 October 2017 at Vancouver International Film Festival
• Poland – 16 October 2017 at Warsaw Film Festival
• UK – 16 August 2018 at London Feminist Film Festival

External links

• • Winnie on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winnie (2017) . Rotten Tomatoes . 17 October 2020.
2. Web site: Pascale Lamche . Women's Media Center . 17 October 2020.
3. Web site: Winnie: Film About Overshadowed South African Activist . Independent Television Service (ITVS) . 17 October 2020.
4. Web site: Screening of Winnie: a documentary film by Pascale Lamche . kingston . 17 October 2020.
5. Web site: Feminist filmmaking with Pascale Lamche . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921114209/https://cambridgegirltalk.com/2018/01/12/feminist-filmmaking-and-winnie-a-conversation-with-pascale-lamche/. usurped. 21 September 2020. Cambridge Girl Talk . 17 October 2020.
6. Web site: 'Winnie': Film Review Sundance 2017 . Hollywood Reporter . 17 October 2020.
7. Web site: Sundance Film Review: 'Winnie': Sundance 2017 . variety . 17 October 2020.
8. Web site: WINNIE . Big World Cinema . 17 October 2020.
9. Web site: Why the film 'Winnie' met all the criteria of a good documentary . The Conversation . 17 October 2020.