An Act of Defiance
Bram Fischer
Release: 2017-04-13
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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?
Production Countries
South Africa
Netherlands
Production Companies
Spier Films
Cool Beans
Wild At Art
Cast
Peter Paul Muller
as Bram Fischer
Sello Motloung
as Nelson Mandela
Izel Bezuidenhout
as Ilse Fischer
Clayton Boyd
as Journalist #1
José Domingos
as Percy Yutar
Conrad Kemp
as Joel Joffe
Daniel Janks
as George Bizos
Morné Visser
as Officer Dirker
Willie Esterhuizen
as Lieutenant Swanepoel
Zak Hendrikz
as Dave Kitson
Dan Robbertse
as Judge de Wet
Russel Savadier
as Sir Harry Oppenheimer
Sylvaine Strike
as Hilda Bernstein
Jana Strydom
as Shirley Hepple
Garth Breytenbach
as Policeman 3
Deon Coetzee
as Van Zyl
Ashish Gangapersad
as Ahmed Kathrada (as Ashish G)
Gustav Gerdener
as Rich Afrikaner 2
Jacques Gombault
as Warder
Francois Jacobs
as White Civil Servant
Thapelo Sebogodi
as Joseph Mashifane
Getmore Sithole
as Govan Mbeki
Matt Stern
as Court Clerk
