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About That Popular 'Black Films Don't Sell ...Speaking Of Movies About Winnie Mandela...
I'm referring to the 2010 BBC TV movie Mrs. Mandela starring Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood as Nelson.
The film was broadcast in January 2010 in the U.K. and a few months later here the U.S., but unfortuntately it was shown here on a small little viewed cable network with no fanfare. And it has not been released on DVD or has been available on Netflix to my knowledge.
Needless to say, you can probably count on two hands the number of people who have actually seen it in the U.S., but if you're one of those persons (or someone who saw it on BBC) could you tell us your reaction to it?
But judging from the trailer, it looks like a more low-key (in that typical British TV way), decidely unromantic and introspective view of the Mandelas and their relationship, and Harewood is a more convincing Nelson Mandela than Terrence Howard, that's for sure.
5 Comments
ALM | July 5, 2012 11:12 PM
Sophie! :)
michaboa | June 25, 2012 4:26 PM
I remeber being impressed by this. I think it gave a well rounded account of the struggles that Winnie went through. Particualrly the burden of expectation. The western media tends to show a one -sided depication of winnie being the antithesis of Nelson Mandela. However, the always brilliant, Okonedo really made you empathise with Winnie, with particular regard to the abuse she received from the police. It succeeded, in some parts in depicting why Winnie was understandably Militant; and how resilient she was under challenging circumstances. The accents were pretty decent too. Solid TV film.
ojie king | June 25, 2012 12:44 PM
Again, i think we should hold all opinions until the movie (i.e. the newly edited movie) has been released. Then, AFTER WE HAVE SEEN IT, then we can discuss. I DO NOT THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE AND SMART, to give opinions of a 2hr feature based on a 5 minute trailer. Let the film come out, then we can see.
Donella | June 24, 2012 7:05 PM
Been a fan of Okonedo's since Dirty Pretty Things and Hotel Rwanda.