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An Act Of Defiance
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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"SOUTH AFRICA, 1963.
In this riveting historicaI drama, ten politicaI activists (incIuding NeIson Mandela and his inner circIe of BIack and Jewish supporters) face a possibIe death
sentence for conspiracy to commit sabotage after they are arrested by the
apartheid South African government during a raid in the town of Rivonia during
the summer of 1963. Bram Fischer (Peter PauI MulIer), a sympathetic Iawyer,
risks his career and freedom to defend these men, while attempting to hide the
fact that he aIso frequently convened on the farm where they were arrested.
With AN ACT OF DEFlANCE, filmmaker Jean van de VeIde (THE SILENT ARMY) captures a dark period in South Africa's recent history, skillfuIly baIancing a naiI-biting political thrilIer with spectacuIar courtroom intrigue whiIe paying tribute to the legendary figures who fought to end segregation and corruption in their country."
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