Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

• Director: Thomas Allen Harris
• Genre: History
• Movie Type: Biography, Politics & Government
• Themes: Political Unrest, Fathers and Sons, Living In Exile
• Release Year: 2005
• Country: US/ZA
• Run Time: 73 minutes

Plot

Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris focuses on the roles both his stepfather, Pule "Lee" Leinaeng, and the African National Congress played in bringing down apartheid from outside the confines of South Africa in this documentary that aims to strike a balance between intimate biography and searing social history. As the grip of apartheid was strengthening, a young group of concerned African National Congress activists exiled themselves to Botswana, Tanzania, and other "safe" locations outside of South Africa in hopes of battling oppression from the outside. By utilizing actors to create dramatic reenactments of events from that time, inter-cutting the newly shot footage with archival images, and tracing the path of his stepfather to the United States, Harris attempts to both personalize the plight of the ANC and simultaneously offer an in-depth account of the struggles the group faced while trying to abolish tyranny and restore justice to their homeland. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Credit

Thomas Allen Harris - Director, Sam Pollard - Editor, Sabine Hoffman - Editor, St. Claire Bourne - Executive Producer, Vernon Reid - Composer (Music Score), Jonathan Kovel - Cinematographer, David Forbes - Cinematographer, Thomas Allen Harris - Producer, Rudean Leinaeng - Producer, Don Perry - Producer, Woo Jung Cho - Producer, Thomas Allen Harris - Screenwriter

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