An Act of Defiance (2017)

An Act of Defiance
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  • Genre: Drama
  • Running time: 124 min
  • Premiere: 13th of April 2017

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

Deon Coetzee
as Van Zyl
Clayton Boyd
as Journalist #1
Morné Visser
as Officer Dirker
Sylvaine Strike
as Hilda Bernstein
Conrad Kemp
as Joel Joffe
Willie Esterhuizen
as Lieutenant Swanepoel
Francois Jacobs
as White Civil Servant
Izel Bezuidenhout
as Ilse Fischer
Russel Savadier
as Sir Harry Oppenheimer
Peter Paul Muller
as Bram Fischer
Jana Strydom
as Shirley Hepple
Daniel Janks
as George Bizos
Matt Stern
as Court Clerk
Dan Robbertse
as Judge de Wet
Zak Hendrikz
as Dave Kitson
Jacques Gombault
as Warder
Garth Breytenbach
as Policeman 3
Gustav Gerdener
as Rich Afrikaner 2
Getmore Sithole
as Govan Mbeki
Ashish Gangapersad
as Ahmed Kathrada (as Ashish G)
José Domingos
as Percy Yutar
Sello Motloung
as Nelson Mandela
Thapelo Sebogodi
as Joseph Mashifane

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