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An act of defiance / by Jean van de Velde.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Afrikaans
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013--Trials, litigations, etc.
- Mandela, Nelson.
- Fischer, Bram, 1908-1975.
- Fischer, Bram.
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
- Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964.
- Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--South Africa.
- Trials (Political crimes and offenses).
- Political activists--South Africa--Biography.
- Political activists.
- South Africa.
- Apartheid.
- South Africa--History--1961-1994.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource, streaming video : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, California : Menemsha Films, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English and Afrikaans.
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- In this riveting historical drama, 10 political activists (including Nelson Mandela and his inner circle of Black and Jewish supporters) face a possible death sentence for conspiracy to commit sabotage after they are arrested by the apartheid South African government during a raid in the town of Rivonia during the summer of 1963. Bram Fischer (exceptionally played by Peter Paul Muller), a sympathetic lawyer, risks his career and freedom to defend these men, attempting to hide the fact that he, too, frequently convened on the farm where they were arrested.
- With An Act of Defiance, Dutch filmmaker Jean van de Velde (The Silent Army) captures a dark period in South Africa's recent history, skillfully balancing a nail-biting political thriller with spectacular courtroom intrigue while paying tribute to the legendary figures who fought to end segregation and corruption in their country.
- Participant:
- Peter Paul Muller (Bram Fischer), Antoinette Louw (Molly Fischer), Sello Motloung (Nelson Mandela), Sean Ventner, Izel Bezuidenhout (Ilse Fischer), Clayton Boyd, Hannes Brummer.
- Credits:
- Director and screenplay, Jean de Velde; screenplay, Matt Harvey; screenplay, Dominic Morgan.
- Notes:
- A film by Jean van de Velde--Cover.
- Best Film Feature, Dayton Jewish Film Festival, 2018
- Best Film, UK Jewish Film Festival, 2017
- Gold Award, Mill Valley Film Festival, 2017
- OCLC:
- 1042192048
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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