An Act of Defiance
Bram Fischer2017
- Jean van de Velde
- 2h 4m
- April 13, 2017 · South Africa, Netherlands
Overview
Apartheid is rampant in South Africa, 1963. When ten men are arrested on a farm in Rivonia for conspiring to commit sabotage and violent acts against the repressive S. African government, tenacious lawyer Bram Fisher steps up to the challenge as lead counsel. He soon finds that political leader Nelson Mandela is also on trial. Mandela urges his fellow defendants to plead not guilty and shine light on the systemic corruption against the African people. As the outcome of the trial looks bleak, Mandela gives his famous "I'm Prepared to Die" speech, discussing how the ANC's resistance is justified. But will Mandela's impassioned speech save these men's lives?
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 13, 2017
- Original language
- Dutch
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, Dutch, English
- Countries
- South Africa, Netherlands
- Production
- Spier Films,Cool Beans,Wild At Art
- Cast
- Gregg Viljoen,Willie Esterhuizen,Obed Baloyi,Matt Stern,Clayton Boyd,Zak Hendrikz,Sylvaine Strike,Garth Breytenbach,Francois Jacobs,Frans Slabertand 31 more
- Director
- Jean van de Velde
- Writer
- Dominic Morgan
- Cinematography
- Miles Goodall
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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