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Winnie & Nelson

Documentary
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About the Project

From acclaimed filmmaker DAWN PORTER comes WINNIE AND NELSON, a premiere documentary film that explores the lives and marriage of one of the most powerful, controversial, and misunderstood couples in modern history: Nelson and Winnie Mandela. Based on the best-selling and award-winning book by the prolific South African writer JONNY STEINBERG, the documentary will use a collection of never-before-seen archives, including letters, secret recordings, diary entries, and newly released classified transcripts, to bring this complicated love story to life.

As one of the most celebrated political leaders of the 20th century, Nelson Mandela’s story has been told by numerous biographers and historians. However, one crucial area of his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The film, part dual biography, part political thriller, will examine how a courtship on the streets of Johannesburg between a young and beautiful Winnie and the much older Mandela led to a revolution decades later that changed not only South Africa but the world, leaving Mandela as the victor and Winnie as the villain.

Details

Directed by Dawn Porter

Produced by Trilogy Films

Co-funded by Partners in Kind and TIME Studios

 

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