Winnie Mandela
Written by Darrell Roodt and Andre Pieterse
Directed by Darrell Roodt
Canada/South Africa, 2011
Darrell Roodt’s film Winnie Mandela is an oddity. It’s almost trying to be two movies squeezed into the running time of one: first, a typical biography of the “Mother of the Nation” of South Africa; later, a dark and ambiguous look at some of the horrible things that Winnie Mandela was accused of doing while her husband Nelson served a 27-year prison sentence. Both movies have good intentions but both are also heavily flawed, with awkward tonal shifts and misuse of fine actors. There will be better movies this fall, and worse ones, but no movie this season will be quite so strange.
Roodt (a South African director responsible for the well-received Sarafina! and the vile Dangerous Ground) recruited Academy-recognized talent for this joint Canadian/South African production: Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson...
Written by Darrell Roodt and Andre Pieterse
Directed by Darrell Roodt
Canada/South Africa, 2011
Darrell Roodt’s film Winnie Mandela is an oddity. It’s almost trying to be two movies squeezed into the running time of one: first, a typical biography of the “Mother of the Nation” of South Africa; later, a dark and ambiguous look at some of the horrible things that Winnie Mandela was accused of doing while her husband Nelson served a 27-year prison sentence. Both movies have good intentions but both are also heavily flawed, with awkward tonal shifts and misuse of fine actors. There will be better movies this fall, and worse ones, but no movie this season will be quite so strange.
Roodt (a South African director responsible for the well-received Sarafina! and the vile Dangerous Ground) recruited Academy-recognized talent for this joint Canadian/South African production: Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson...
- 9/7/2013
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
British actor Idris Elba is set to portray Nelson Mandela on the big screen.
The star - who can be seen on the big screen alongside Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance - will take on the role of the former South African president in a film based on Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom.
"My big project this year, I'm gonna go play Nelson Mandela in Long Walk To Freedom, which is his official book," he told Hip Hollywood.
He added: "That's where my head is geared to this summer."
Mandela chronicled his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison in the memoir.
The King's Speech director Tom Hooper was at one stage linked to taking on the biopic.
Elba also appeared as Asgard's godly guardian Heimdall in Marvel's Thor film and will reprise the role in the upcoming sequel. On TV, he...
The star - who can be seen on the big screen alongside Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance - will take on the role of the former South African president in a film based on Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom.
"My big project this year, I'm gonna go play Nelson Mandela in Long Walk To Freedom, which is his official book," he told Hip Hollywood.
He added: "That's where my head is geared to this summer."
Mandela chronicled his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison in the memoir.
The King's Speech director Tom Hooper was at one stage linked to taking on the biopic.
Elba also appeared as Asgard's godly guardian Heimdall in Marvel's Thor film and will reprise the role in the upcoming sequel. On TV, he...
- 2/24/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
There has been no shortage of portrayals of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, and given his courageous story, which still resonates and inspires to this day, it's not exactly a surprise. But the past few years have seen an uptick of the man on screens, both big and small. Of course, Morgan Freeman took on the part in Clint Eastwood's "Invictus," while David Harewood and Terrence Howard both inhabited the man for "Mrs. Mandela" and "Winnie" respectively. And there's more on the way. Last month Variety revealed that a biopic mini-series was in the works for U.K. TV titled "Madiba" and based on "Conversations with Myself" and "Nelson Mandela by Himself." But it seems it will be contending with another long brewing project, that has landed a freshly minted Golden Globe winner for the lead. Doing the press rounds for "Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance," Idris Elba caught up with HipHollywood (via.
- 2/23/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
This syrupy biography of the former wife of Nelson Mandela seeks to sugar-coat South Africa's complex history
It was designed to be the last great hurrah, a grand finale to an epic year at the Toronto: a powerful tale of racial struggle that would prove the icing on the cake at the North American equivalent of Cannes.
And yet, as Friday night fast approached, with a buoyant mood prevailing, and industry attendance up 20%, cracks mysteriously began to appear. Jennifer Hudson had mysteriously double-booked her schedule, we were told, and would not be attending the world premiere of Winnie: Darrell Roodt's long-awaited biopic of the former wife of Nelson Mandela, and Hudson's grand return to the big screen following the brutal murders of her mother, brother and nephew in 2008.
To add to the mystery, the festival's co-director, Cameron Bailey, delivered his final video blog of festival picks that morning.
It was designed to be the last great hurrah, a grand finale to an epic year at the Toronto: a powerful tale of racial struggle that would prove the icing on the cake at the North American equivalent of Cannes.
And yet, as Friday night fast approached, with a buoyant mood prevailing, and industry attendance up 20%, cracks mysteriously began to appear. Jennifer Hudson had mysteriously double-booked her schedule, we were told, and would not be attending the world premiere of Winnie: Darrell Roodt's long-awaited biopic of the former wife of Nelson Mandela, and Hudson's grand return to the big screen following the brutal murders of her mother, brother and nephew in 2008.
To add to the mystery, the festival's co-director, Cameron Bailey, delivered his final video blog of festival picks that morning.
- 9/21/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Former wife of Nelson Mandela complains she was not consulted by makers of movie about her life
She has had her share of foes, and those who cross her often come to regret it. Now Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South Africa's most formidable matriarch, has turned her wrath on the makers of a film about her life, complaining that she had no say in her transition to the big screen.
The film's director, South African Darrell Roodt, has described Winnie as "the ultimate women's movie" and "an amazing love story".
But Madikizela-Mandela responded: "I think it is an insult. I don't know what would be romantic in our bitter struggle."
She told CNN: "I have absolutely nothing against Jennifer [Hudson, the film's star], but I have everything against the movie itself," .
"I was not consulted. I am still alive, and I think that it is a total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle,...
She has had her share of foes, and those who cross her often come to regret it. Now Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South Africa's most formidable matriarch, has turned her wrath on the makers of a film about her life, complaining that she had no say in her transition to the big screen.
The film's director, South African Darrell Roodt, has described Winnie as "the ultimate women's movie" and "an amazing love story".
But Madikizela-Mandela responded: "I think it is an insult. I don't know what would be romantic in our bitter struggle."
She told CNN: "I have absolutely nothing against Jennifer [Hudson, the film's star], but I have everything against the movie itself," .
"I was not consulted. I am still alive, and I think that it is a total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle,...
- 6/14/2011
- by David Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Jennifer Hudson's portrayal of Nelson's ex-wife in Winnie has inspired what appears to be a stunningly disingenuous trailer. Please note: this piece was written in response to the trailer released online whose authenticity the film's producers are now disputing
"South Africa? Are we still doing that?" read one of the YouTube responses to the above trailer – a crisp reminder that, for developing countries chasing the gaze of Hollywood, the Lord giveth less than he taketh away. Only last year, the toe of Africa had but a few short months to bask in the global interest stirred by scrappy sci-fi sleeper District 9 before said interest was swiftly eradicated by Clint Eastwood's Invictus, the "coach Nelson Mandela story" so prodigiously dull even the Oscars turned it down.
Now, in a week when the country hardly lacks for bad international PR, the onscreen outlook for South Africa just got a little grimmer – and once more,...
"South Africa? Are we still doing that?" read one of the YouTube responses to the above trailer – a crisp reminder that, for developing countries chasing the gaze of Hollywood, the Lord giveth less than he taketh away. Only last year, the toe of Africa had but a few short months to bask in the global interest stirred by scrappy sci-fi sleeper District 9 before said interest was swiftly eradicated by Clint Eastwood's Invictus, the "coach Nelson Mandela story" so prodigiously dull even the Oscars turned it down.
Now, in a week when the country hardly lacks for bad international PR, the onscreen outlook for South Africa just got a little grimmer – and once more,...
- 11/19/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Amongst all the MTV Movie Awards hoopla on Sunday, June 6, did you know there was another awards show happening? The 63rd annual British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
"American Idol," "Britain's Got Talent" and "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell (pictured left being cheeky with fiance Mezhgan Hussainy) was honored with a special award recognizing his development of new talent. Check out his acceptance speech below. And apparently Simon Cowell is not finished with merely conquering the U.K. and U.S.
According to London paper the Sun, Cowell wants to start taking contestants from all the "Got Talent" franchises from around the world and pitting them against each other in a global competition. The Sun cites a source close to the mogul saying, "This has been Simon's dream. It will be the biggest reality show the world's seen."
This is a British paper, so take it with a grain of salt.
"American Idol," "Britain's Got Talent" and "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell (pictured left being cheeky with fiance Mezhgan Hussainy) was honored with a special award recognizing his development of new talent. Check out his acceptance speech below. And apparently Simon Cowell is not finished with merely conquering the U.K. and U.S.
According to London paper the Sun, Cowell wants to start taking contestants from all the "Got Talent" franchises from around the world and pitting them against each other in a global competition. The Sun cites a source close to the mogul saying, "This has been Simon's dream. It will be the biggest reality show the world's seen."
This is a British paper, so take it with a grain of salt.
- 6/7/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The full list of winners at the Phillips British Academy Television Awards 2010, held yesterday at the London Palladium, is as follows: Leading Actor
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One) - Winner!
Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Leading Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC Four)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) - Winner! Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) - Winner! Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (more)...
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One) - Winner!
Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Leading Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC Four)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay in Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) - Winner! Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) - Winner! Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4) - Winner!
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (more)...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
London -- Kenneth Branagh emerged victorious Sunday evening to secure the coveted best actor award at this year's BAFTA TV awards ahead of Brendan Gleeson, John Hurt and newcomer David Oyelowo.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, were handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1 here.
Branagh, who wasn't here as he is directing in the U.S., won for his turn in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander."
Film and TV actress Julie Walters was nominated twice in the best actress category, for her performances in political biopic "Mo" and euthanasia drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland." She won it for "Mo."
Walters beat herself, Helena Bonham Carter, who received her first BAFTA TV nomination for BBC4 drama "Enid," and first-time BAFTA nominee Sophie Okonedo for "Mrs Mandela."
Walters, picking up her nod, said: "Oh BAFTA,...
The awards, Britain's top television nods, were handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1 here.
Branagh, who wasn't here as he is directing in the U.S., won for his turn in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander."
Film and TV actress Julie Walters was nominated twice in the best actress category, for her performances in political biopic "Mo" and euthanasia drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland." She won it for "Mo."
Walters beat herself, Helena Bonham Carter, who received her first BAFTA TV nomination for BBC4 drama "Enid," and first-time BAFTA nominee Sophie Okonedo for "Mrs Mandela."
Walters, picking up her nod, said: "Oh BAFTA,...
- 6/6/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Harry Potter" stars Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters will battle it out at this year's British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards after they both received nominations in the Best Actress category. Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in "Enid" earned her the honor, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in "Mo", which saw her play British Labor Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama "A Short Stay in Switzerland".
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with "Hotel Rwanda" star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in "Mrs Mandela". The male acting category is also a battle of the "Harry Potter" stars - Kenneth Branagh ("Wallander"), John Hurt ("An Englishman in New York") and Brendan Gleeson ("Into the Storm") will go up against David Oyelowo ("Small Island") for the Best Actor trophy.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with "Hotel Rwanda" star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in "Mrs Mandela". The male acting category is also a battle of the "Harry Potter" stars - Kenneth Branagh ("Wallander"), John Hurt ("An Englishman in New York") and Brendan Gleeson ("Into the Storm") will go up against David Oyelowo ("Small Island") for the Best Actor trophy.
- 5/11/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Harry Potter stars Helena Bonham Carter and Julie Walters will battle it out at this year's British Academy (BAFTA) Television Awards after they both received nominations in the Best Actress category.
Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in Enid earned her the honour, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in Mo, which saw her play British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama A Short Stay In Switzerland.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with Hotel Rwanda star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in Mrs Mandela.
The male acting category is also a battle of the Harry Potter stars - Kenneth Branagh (Wallander), John Hurt (An Englishman in New York) and Brendan Gleeson (Into The Storm) will go up against David Oyelowo (Small Island) for the Best Actor trophy.
Okonedo also received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for drama Criminal Justice - she's up against Rebecca Hall (Red Riding 1974), Lauren Socha (The Unloved) and Imelda Staunton (Cranford).
Featured in the Best Supporting Actor category are Benedict Cumberbatch (Small Island), Tom Hollander (Gracie!), Gary Lewis (Mo) and Matthew Macfadyen (Criminal Justice).
Simon Cowell's hit TV contest Britain's Got Talent will compete with The Graham Norton Show, Harry Hill's TV Burp and Newswipe with Charlie Brooker for Best Entertainment Programme, while True Blood, Family Guy, Mad Men and Nurse Jackie are nominated for Best International Show.
The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in London on 6 June.
Bonham Carter's turn as beloved author Enid Blyton in Enid earned her the honour, while Walters received a double nod in the category - she has been nominated for her role in Mo, which saw her play British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam, and drama A Short Stay In Switzerland.
The actresses, who both appear in the Harry Potter movie franchise, will compete with Hotel Rwanda star Sophie Okonedo for her portrayal of Winnie Mandela in Mrs Mandela.
The male acting category is also a battle of the Harry Potter stars - Kenneth Branagh (Wallander), John Hurt (An Englishman in New York) and Brendan Gleeson (Into The Storm) will go up against David Oyelowo (Small Island) for the Best Actor trophy.
Okonedo also received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category for drama Criminal Justice - she's up against Rebecca Hall (Red Riding 1974), Lauren Socha (The Unloved) and Imelda Staunton (Cranford).
Featured in the Best Supporting Actor category are Benedict Cumberbatch (Small Island), Tom Hollander (Gracie!), Gary Lewis (Mo) and Matthew Macfadyen (Criminal Justice).
Simon Cowell's hit TV contest Britain's Got Talent will compete with The Graham Norton Show, Harry Hill's TV Burp and Newswipe with Charlie Brooker for Best Entertainment Programme, while True Blood, Family Guy, Mad Men and Nurse Jackie are nominated for Best International Show.
The winners will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in London on 6 June.
- 5/10/2010
- WENN
Digital Spy presents the full list of nominees for the 2010 Phillips British Academy Television Awards, to be held on June 6. Best Actor
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One)
Brendon Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC One)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Best Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (Channel 4)
Imelda Staunton - Cranford (more)...
Kenneth Branagh - Wallander (BBC One)
Brendon Gleeson - Into The Storm (BBC Two)
John Hurt - An Englishman in New York (ITV1)
David Oyelowo - Small Island (BBC One) Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter - Enid (BBC One)
Sophie Okonedo - Mrs Mandela (BBC Four)
Julie Walters - A Short Stay In Switzerland (BBC One)
Julie Walters - Mo (Channel 4) Best Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - Small Island (BBC One)
Tom Hollander - Gracie! (BBC Four)
Gary Lewis - Mo (Channel 4)
Matthew Macfadyen - Criminal Justice (BBC One) Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca Hall - Red Riding 1974 (Channel 4)
Sophie Okonedo - Criminal Justice (BBC One)
Lauren Socha - The Unloved (Channel 4)
Imelda Staunton - Cranford (more)...
- 5/10/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
London -- John Hurt and Kenneth Branagh will go head to head for the coveted best actor award at this year's BAFTA TV awards, alongside Brendan Gleeson and newcomer David Oyelowo, organizers announced Monday.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, will be handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala to be held at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1.
Branagh is nominated for his performance in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander," while Hurt is in contention for reprising his portrayal of the flamboyant-yet-vulnerable Englishman Quentin Crisp in ITV's "An Englishman in New York," some 34 years after he won the BAFTA actor award for playing Crisp in "The Naked Civil Servant."
Gleeson portrayed Winston Churchill in an intimate political and domestic portrait of the British wartime Prime Minister "Into the Storm" while Oyelowo was named for his performance in the BBC1 Jamaican immigrant drama "Small Island.
The awards, Britain's top television nods, will be handed out June 6 at a star-studded showbiz gala to be held at the Palladium theater in London's West End and broadcast near-live on BBC1.
Branagh is nominated for his performance in the bleak Scandinavian detective series "Wallander," while Hurt is in contention for reprising his portrayal of the flamboyant-yet-vulnerable Englishman Quentin Crisp in ITV's "An Englishman in New York," some 34 years after he won the BAFTA actor award for playing Crisp in "The Naked Civil Servant."
Gleeson portrayed Winston Churchill in an intimate political and domestic portrait of the British wartime Prime Minister "Into the Storm" while Oyelowo was named for his performance in the BBC1 Jamaican immigrant drama "Small Island.
- 5/10/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Crosby beach to a big match at Anfield, actor David Morrissey takes Amy Raphael on a tour of his hometown – and explains why it has inspired him to direct a new film
Past the Hillsborough memorial and beneath the legend "You'll Never Walk Alone" atop the Shankly Gates, through the creaking turnstile and into the main stand. A subdued Liverpool team warm up on the pitch. Freezing fog swirls in the floodlights. David Morrissey warms his hands on a cup of hot chocolate and wishes he hadn't left his gloves back home in north London. Two officials stare and nudge each other, but no one else even glances at him.
We are sitting five rows from the pitch and, for the first half of this Premiership game against Birmingham City, all the action is at the other end as Liverpool attack the Kop. Morrissey – 6ft 3in, broad of shoulder,...
Past the Hillsborough memorial and beneath the legend "You'll Never Walk Alone" atop the Shankly Gates, through the creaking turnstile and into the main stand. A subdued Liverpool team warm up on the pitch. Freezing fog swirls in the floodlights. David Morrissey warms his hands on a cup of hot chocolate and wishes he hadn't left his gloves back home in north London. Two officials stare and nudge each other, but no one else even glances at him.
We are sitting five rows from the pitch and, for the first half of this Premiership game against Birmingham City, all the action is at the other end as Liverpool attack the Kop. Morrissey – 6ft 3in, broad of shoulder,...
- 3/3/2010
- by Amy Raphael
- The Guardian - Film News
Steven Moffat has revealed the titles of the first few stories of Matt Smith's era as the Eleventh Doctor.
The series begins with The Eleventh Hour written by Moffat himself and is believed to follow directly on from the regeneration in The End of Time. Episode Two is The Beast Below also by Moffat with Episode Three seeing the return of the Doctor's greatest foe in Victory of the Daleks by Mark Gatiss.
Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat also confirmed a number of guest stars for the new series coming to the UK in the Spring.
Arthur Darvill will join the cast of Episode One as Rory. Darvill was previously seen in Little Dorrit, playing Tip Dorrit in the 2008 series.
Sophie Okonedo stars in Episode Two. She recently seen playing Winnie Mandela in the film Mrs Mandela and has previously starred in series such as Criminal Justice, Father and Son and Clocking Off.
The series begins with The Eleventh Hour written by Moffat himself and is believed to follow directly on from the regeneration in The End of Time. Episode Two is The Beast Below also by Moffat with Episode Three seeing the return of the Doctor's greatest foe in Victory of the Daleks by Mark Gatiss.
Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine, Moffat also confirmed a number of guest stars for the new series coming to the UK in the Spring.
Arthur Darvill will join the cast of Episode One as Rory. Darvill was previously seen in Little Dorrit, playing Tip Dorrit in the 2008 series.
Sophie Okonedo stars in Episode Two. She recently seen playing Winnie Mandela in the film Mrs Mandela and has previously starred in series such as Criminal Justice, Father and Son and Clocking Off.
- 2/4/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
Even for an actress of Sophie Okonedo's talent, playing Mrs Mandela was a huge challenge. Here, the reluctant star talks about wearing fat suits, avoiding red carpets, and the trip to Darfur which changed her life
There's a clutch of scenes near the middle of the forthcoming TV film Mrs Mandela where you can hardly keep watching, so grimly intense is the mutual onscreen hatred. Infamous Afrikaans police interrogator Theunis Swanepoel is played, with terrifying greasy-haired intensity, by David Morrissey, who even wields those loveless gutturals of the Sith Efrican accent like a stick. Winnie Mandela is played, grovelling on the floor, by turns terrified and defiant, her psyche altering by the minute, by Sophie Okonedo: and I am asking her how they even met each other's eyes afterwards, once "Cut!" was called: both must have been slumped, torn, empty, choked.
"Those scenes are certainly intense, desperately so.
There's a clutch of scenes near the middle of the forthcoming TV film Mrs Mandela where you can hardly keep watching, so grimly intense is the mutual onscreen hatred. Infamous Afrikaans police interrogator Theunis Swanepoel is played, with terrifying greasy-haired intensity, by David Morrissey, who even wields those loveless gutturals of the Sith Efrican accent like a stick. Winnie Mandela is played, grovelling on the floor, by turns terrified and defiant, her psyche altering by the minute, by Sophie Okonedo: and I am asking her how they even met each other's eyes afterwards, once "Cut!" was called: both must have been slumped, torn, empty, choked.
"Those scenes are certainly intense, desperately so.
- 1/3/2010
- by Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
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