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An Act of Defiance

2017 · 2h 4m · Drama

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?

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Cast

• Peter Paul Muller as Bram Fischer
• Antoinette Louw as Molly Fischer
• Sello Motloung as Nelson Mandela
• Sean Venter as Police Officer
• Izel Bezuidenhout as Ilse Fischer
• Clayton Boyd as Journalist #1
• Hannes Brummer as Bob Hepple
• José Domingos as Percy Yutar
• Conrad Kemp as Joel Joffe
• Daniel Janks as George Bizos
• Morné Visser as Officer Dirker
• Fezile Mpela as Bruno Mtolo

Details

Director

Jean van de Velde

Released

April 13, 2017

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Spier Films, Cool Beans and Wild At Art

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.6 / 10 from 13 votes