An Act of Defiance (2017)
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Country:
The Netherlands, South Africa
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Duration:
124 min
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Genre:
biography, politics
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Director:
Jean van De Velde
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Producer:
Michael Auret, Richard Claus
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Cast:
Peter Paul Muller, Antonietta Lowe, Sello Motloung, Shaun Venter
About film
In apartheid-ruled South Africa, a renowned lawyer struggles to hide his secret affiliation to the nation's chief resistance movement - as he takes on defending a group of its arrested members, including its leader, Nelson Mandela.
Rewards and nominations
- Cape Town & Winelands International Film Festival 2017 - Best Actress, Best Script
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2017 - Audience Award
- Nederlands Film Festival 2017 - Best Actor, Best Screenplay of a Feature Film