Winnie Mandela
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  • Summary: Through her fierce determination and dauntless courage, Winnie Mandela survived her husband's imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement - all the while keeping the name of Nelson Mandela alive. A sensitive and balanced portrayal, the film nevertheless thoroughly investigates and honestly examines the controversies that dogged Winnie Mandela in recent years. [dfilms]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Richard Roeper
    Sep 6, 2013
    63
    A serviceable if sometimes overwrought biography, with solid performances and the courage to spotlight not only the heroics but the appalling misdeeds committed by the iconic Ms. Mandela.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Sherilyn Connelly
    Sep 4, 2013
    50
    A story that probably could have been told better as a miniseries, the film's main strength is its performances.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    Sep 6, 2013
    50
    Despite the marquee names and their obvious talent, the film feels like a made-for-TV movie. It’s slight and episodic, with a weirdly scrupulous ambivalence about its subject, whom it seems torn between loving and loathing.
  4. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: David Rooney
    Aug 30, 2013
    40
    Solid performances are undercut by lack of storytelling integrity in this plodding biopic.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    Sep 4, 2013
    40
    Decently acted despite screenplay shortcomings.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rob Humanick
    Sep 6, 2013
    38
    The film's tonal inconsistencies speak less to the struggles of its titular subject than to its own grasp-exceeding ambitions.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    Sep 5, 2013
    30
    Like many a biopic before it, Winnie Mandela shoehorns an exceptional life into the standard template of a highlights reel, lurching from one Important Moment to the next.

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