Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (the MK) he undergoes military training in Algeria and Ethiopia while surviving assassination attempts and betrayal. In South Africa he is finally arrested with the connivance of the CIA In the crucible of the surging African Liberation Movements of the early 60s not only does he study the art of war but also leadership and political survival. MANDELA’S GUN is a thrilling biopic, supported by eyewitness accounts from Mandelas advisors and comrades.
Tumisho Masha
as Nelson Mandela
Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele
as Winnie Mandela
Khaled Benaissa
as Cherif Belkacem
Nick Boraine
as Cecil Williams
Luthuli Dlamini
as Walter Sisulu
Ashley Dowds
as Arthur Goldreich
Francis Chouler
as Bob Hepple
Desmond Dube
as Govan Mbeki
Adam Neill
as Leonard Bernstein
Henok Berihune
as Captain Guts
Tom Fairfoot
as MI6 Agent
Ashleigh Harvey
as BOAC Representative
