Unlike her ex-husband who is loved the world over, Winnie is a more complex figure. A controversial activist who was a key component in the anti-apartheid struggle, she later fell out of favor due to her hard-line approach and later was convicted of charges in relation to the torture and murder of a 14-year old police informer by one of her bodyguards.
Darrell Roodt directs from a script he co-wrote with Andre Pieterse and Paul L. Johnson using the book Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anne Mare du Preez Bezdrob as its blueprint.
Hudson is expected to sing the film’s theme song,
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Dreamgirls" in 2007, and nabbing this pic makes her a strong contender for another big win
Shooting begins May 30th throughout South Africa
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