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An Act of Defiance (2017)
Directed by Jean van de Velde
Drama · 2h 04m
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?
Cast
Peter Paul Muller
Bram Fischer
Antoinette Louw
Molly Fischer
Sello Motloung
Nelson Mandela
Izel Bezuidenhout
Ilse Fischer
Clayton Boyd
Journalist #1
José Domingos
Percy Yutar
Daniel Janks
George Bizos
Morné Visser
Officer Dirker
Fezile Mpela
Bruno Mtolo
Crew
- Director
- Jean van de Velde
- Writer
- Dominic Morgan
- Director of Photography
- Miles Goodall
- Editor
- Sander Vos
Details
- Original title
- Bram Fischer
- Release date
- 2017-04-13
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, English, Dutch
- Countries
- South Africa, Netherlands
- Production
- Spier Films, Cool Beans, Wild At Art