An Act of Defiance

Directed by Jean van de Velde
2017    2h 4m    TV-14
Drama, Biography, History
7.280%
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In apartheid-ruled South Africa, a renowned lawyer struggles to hide his secret affiliation to the nation's chief resistance movement - as he takes on defending a group of its arrested members, including its leader, Nelson Mandela.
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  • Peter Paul MullerBram Fischer
  • Antoinette LouwMolly Fischer
  • Sello MotloungNelson Mandela
  • Sean VenterPolice Officer
  • Izel BezuidenhoutIlse Fischer
  • Clayton BoydJournalist #1
  • Hannes BrummerBob Hepple
  • Jose DomingosPercy Yutar
  • Conrad KempJoel Joffe
  • Daniel JanksGeorge Bizos
  • Morné VisserOfficer Dirker
  • Felize MpelaBruno Mtolo
  • Willie EsterhuizenLieutenant Swanepoel
  • Zak HendrikzDave Kitson
  • John-Henry OppermanDenis Goldberg
  • Dan RobbertseJudge de Wet
  • Russel SavadierSir Harry Oppenheimer
  • Sylvaine StrikeHilda Bernstein
  • Jana StrydomShirley Hepple
  • Leroux van DiemenPaul Fischer
  • Gregg ViljoenLionel 'Rusty' Bernstein
  • Frans SlabertPriest
  • Hendrik van den BergBalthazar Vorster
  • Anthony BishopDuty Officer
  • Garth BreytenbachPoliceman 3
  • Shahir ChundraMac Maharaj
  • Deon CoetzeeVan Zyl
  • Ashish GangapersadAhmed Kathrada (as Ashish G)
  • Gustav GerdenerRich Afrikaner 2
  • Jacques GombaultWarder
  • Eduard HornColonel Aucamp
  • Francois JacobsWhite Civil Servant
  • Graeme KriegaWilton Mkwayi
  • Josias MoleeleWalter Sisulu
  • Momelezi V. NtshibaRaymond Mhlaba
  • Thapelo SebogodiJoseph Mashifane
  • Getmore SitholeGovan Mbeki
  • Matt SternCourt Clerk
  • Rudo van DiemenYoung Bram Fischer
  • Cobus VenterRich Afrikaner 1
  • Obed BaloyiJanitor (uncredited)
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