
'Winnie Mandela' has had a somewhat arduous journey on its way to the screen. Originally made in South Africa in 2010, it was shown in a rough unfinished state at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011. Towards the end of the year there was talk of the film being released in 2012 and there was even a trailer in circulation. It was at this point I found out about the film's existence and proceeded to spread the word. I have since discovered that 'Winnie Mandela' was released for a brief period of time in Canada in October 2012. Since then the prominent African American preacher T.D. Jakes is now involved with the production and it is scheduled to arrive on US screens on 6th September. As usual, my fingers are crossed that not too much time will pass before it reaches the UK. I have yet to see this movie but I have been reliably informed that both Ms Hudson and Mr Howard put in sterling performances and on the strength of the trailer, this definitely appears to be the case.