Troublemaker (aka Untitled Mandela Project)
Synopsis
Narrated by Mandela himself, one of history’s extraordinary enduring figures, his account reveals previously unheard, personal and touching testimony, teamed with emotional conflict. Travelling through time back to his beginnings as a rebellious young man in South Africa; his rebirth as a lawyer; 27 years imprisonment on Robben Island and finally to his release and free and fair elections and victory against Apartheid rule.
The interviews and narration are the last oral and video account by the great man before his death. The film was edited by Gregers Salls (SENNA) and officially supported by the Mandela Foundation, and Mandela’s own family.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 99 min
- Format
- DCP (Arri D21 HDCam SR)
- Director
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Kemal Akhtar, Kweku Mandela 1st Feature
- Producer
- Kemal Akhtar, Kweku Mandela
- Executive Producer
- James Erskine, Phil Hunt, Jens Meurer, Compton Ross, Deepak Sikka, Colin Vaines, David Westhead
- Editor
- Gregers Salls
- Screenwriter
- Kemal Akhtar
- Director of Photography
- Charles C. Meyer
- Sound
- Richard Lewis
- Composer
- Andrea Boccadoro
- Principal cast
- Nelson Mandela
- Archive Researcher
- Jo Stones
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, South Africa co-prodcution
A 25-7 Films (UK), Out of Africa Entertainment (ZA), New Black Films (UK), Wilton Pictures (UK) production in association with Head Gear Films (UK), Metrol Technology (UK)
25-7 Films
81 Eccleston SquareLondon
SW1V 1PP
New Black Films Limited
5 Denmark StreetLondon
WC2H 8LP
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