An Act of Defiance
2017 · 124 min · Director: Jean van de Velde
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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?
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An Act of Defiance (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration35%
- Anxiety25%
- Empathy20%
- Relief10%
- Tension10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Percy Yutar
George Bizos
Bruno Mtolo
Lieutenant Swanepoel
Dave Kitson
Denis Goldberg
Judge de Wet
Hilda Bernstein
Shirley Hepple
Paul Fischer
Details
- Directed by
- Jean van de Velde
- Written by
- Dominic Morgan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- South Africa, Netherlands
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
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