NOTE: THIS FILM IS ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF OCTOBER!

103 mins | Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte | France | 2018

Rare audio recordings alongside animated courtroom sketches bring to life the Rivonia trial in this enthralling account of a pivotal chapter in Mandela and his co-defendants’ fight against apartheid.

“[In] this… absorbing, uplifting documentary… Mandela’s landmark speeches remain intensely stirring… but the film’s winning card is fresh interviews with an impressive range of key figures from around the trial including Winnie, lawyers George Bizos and Joel Joffe, defendants Denis Goldberg, Andrew Mlangeni, Ahmed Kathrada and his former girlfriend Sylvia Neame…

The people interviewed are sharp and witty, carrying their heroism lightly and revealing a strength of character that sustained them through lengthy imprisonment and beyond. All of them devoted their lives to what they believed to be right and seem all the more admirable for acting without the comforting knowledge of knowing that history would be on their side.” — Allan Hunter, Screendaily