South African Film Depicts Untold Chapter of Mandela's Life
The film, Mandela's Gun, focuses on the weapon that Nelson Mandela buried when he returned to South Africa to lead the fight against apartheid. It is said to have been given to him by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.
The film Mandela's Gun tells the story of a young Nelson Mandela and the symbolism of his side-arm weapon. A semiautomatic Makarov pistol given to him by Ethiopian Emperor Haile… Read more »
The movie Mandela's Gun, chronicling Nelson Mandela's life and journey, is 95% ready and will be screened early 2016, said Tuesday, in Algiers, the minister of Culture, Azzeddine… Read more »
Set in 1962, 'Mandela's Gun' is a political thriller, based on Nelson Mandela's African odyssey. As commander-in-chief of a liberation army, he ... see more »
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