Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

Infobox Film | name = Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela


caption =
director = Thomas Allen Harris
producer = Woo Cho, Thomas Allen Harris, Rudean Leinaeng, Donald Lester Perry II
writer = Thomas Allen Harris
starring =
music = Vernon Reid
cinematography = David Forbes, Jonathan Kovel
editing = Sabine Hoffmann, Samuel D. Pollard
distributor =
released =
runtime = 75 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0470949

"Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela" is a 2006 documentary film about a generation of men who left South Africa to form the African National Congress and spread their message across the world. Considered terrorists by the U.S. government, filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris focuses on his stepfather Benjamin Pule Leinaeng, who was among the first ANC members to leave South Africa in 1960. [ [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/twelvedisciples/ PBS Synopsis] ]

"Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela" was met with critical acclaim, winning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for its Stranger Than Fiction category and was aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series in 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470949/ "Twelve Disciples" on IMDb]
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0627,halter,73758,20.html "Village Voice" Review]
* [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/twelvedisciples/ P.O.V. "Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela"] - PBS's site dedicated to the film


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