Overview - An Act of Defiance

Overview

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?

Cast

• Name: Peter Paul Muller

  Character: Bram Fischer

  Popularity: 0.4894

  

• Name: Antoinette Louw

  Character: Molly Fischer

  Popularity: 1.8411

  

• Name: Sello Motloung

  Character: Nelson Mandela

  Popularity: 0.2002

  

• Name: Sean Venter

  Character: Police Officer

  Popularity: 0.1575

  

• Name: Izel Bezuidenhout

  Character: Ilse Fischer

  Popularity: 0.5531

  

• Name: Clayton Boyd

  Character: Journalist #1

  Popularity: 1.7637

  

• Name: Hannes Brummer

  Character: Bob Hepple

  Popularity: 0.0681

  

• Name: José Domingos

  Character: Percy Yutar

  Popularity: 0.1282