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Mother of the nation: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the mother who did what she could with what she had, became something more recognisable, a stand-in for a generation of women who stayed behind.
AFRICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM

Rewriting Winnie Madikizela-Mandela through the eyes of her grandchildren

Refusing neat conclusions, The Trials of Winnie Mandela invites viewers into an uncomfortable but necessary confrontation with history, legacy, and generational trauma

  • Lesego Chepape
6 min read