Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

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2005 film

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

Directed by| Thomas Allen Harris
Written by| Thomas Allen Harris
Produced by| Woo Cho, Thomas Allen Harris, Rudean Leinaeng, Donald Lester Perry II
Cinematography| David Forbes, Jonathan Kovel
Edited by| Sabine Hoffmann, Samuel D. Pollard
Music by| Vernon Reid

Release date

* September 11, 2005 (2005-09-11) (Toronto International Film Festival)

Running time

| 75 minutes
Language| English

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela is a 2005 documentary film about a generation of men, considered terrorists by the U.S. government, who left South Africa to form the African National Congress and spread their message across the world. Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris focuses on his stepfather Benjamin Pule Leinaeng, who was among the first ANC members to leave South Africa in 1960.[1]

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela was met with critical acclaim, winning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for its Stranger Than Fiction category and was aired on PBS as part of its Point of View series in 2006.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela - POV - PBS". Pbs.org. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela at IMDb
* Tavis Smiley Interview with Thomas Allen Harris
* P.O.V. Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela \- PBS's site dedicated to the film

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