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Friday, June 18, 2010

Winnie's Ally

Wendy Crewson joins the biopic Winnie as activist Mary Botha says The Hollywood Reporter.

Botha became a social worker in South Africa after witnessing a brutal police assault on a black youth. After befriending the Mandelas during the fight against apartheid, Botha is subjected to phone-tapping, police harassment and house arrest.

Darrell Roodt directs from a script he co-wrote with Paul Johnson and Andre Pieterse. using the book Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anne Mare du Preez Bezdrob as its guide.

Jennifer Hudson is set to play Winnie Terrence Howard is set to play Nelson Mandela.

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