{"id":3513,"date":"2014-03-03T12:41:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T12:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2014-03-03T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T12:41:07","slug":"movie-winnie-mandela-to-premiere-on-march-7-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=3513","title":{"rendered":"Movie Winnie Mandela to premiere on March 7 in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/00270148-8865c92731962813ced4dc3c594bfd7e-arc614x376-w290-us1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3514\" alt=\"00270148-8865c92731962813ced4dc3c594bfd7e-arc614x376-w290-us1\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/00270148-8865c92731962813ced4dc3c594bfd7e-arc614x376-w290-us1.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a>Winnie Mandela<\/strong>, a film about the personal and political life of the activist and ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, will open in South Africa on 7 March, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson in the title role and Terrence Howard as Nelson Mandela, the film tells the story of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela&#8217;s experiences during the turbulent decades of her husband&#8217;s imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The film is &#8220;an epic, often heart-wrenching voyage toward understanding one of the world&#8217;s most remarkable and enigmatic women&#8221;, the NVFVF said in a statement.&#8217;Tragic love story&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was compelled and moved by the script. Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I&#8217;m honoured to be the actress asked to portray her,&#8221; Hudson said of her role. &#8220;This is a powerful part of history that should be told.&#8221; It was directed by award-winning film maker Darrell Roodt, whose films include Cry, The Beloved Country, Sarafina!, Yesterday. The screenplay, co-written by Roodt and Andr\u00e9 Pieterse, is based on the book Winnie Mandela: A Life, by Ann\u00e9 Mari\u00e8 du Preez Bezdrob, a former journalist. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The story of Winnie Mandela offers a unique perspective on the South African narrative. Most importantly, I want to focus on the beautiful and tragic love story of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, which was crushed by what history did to them,&#8221; Roodt said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is tragic that a woman who dedicated most of her adult life to him, ended up divorcing him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The film was shot over 13 weeks on location in Johannesburg, Cape Town, the Transkei (Winnie&#8217;s place of birth), and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in incarceration, before he became South Africa&#8217;s first democratically elected president.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: allafrica.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winnie Mandela, a film about the personal and political life of the activist and ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, will open in South Africa on 7 March, the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) said in a statement on Monday. 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