The Trials of Winnie Mandela

Synopsis

Directed by the late, two-time Emmy Award®-winning documentary filmmaker Mandy Jacobson, the series unfolds from the perspective of Madikizela-Mandela’s granddaughters, HRH Princess Zaziwe Manaway (née Dlamini) and HRH Princess Swati Mandela-Dlamini, who is also credited as a producer, as they set out to find the essence of their iconic grandmother, affectionately known to them as ‘Big Mommy’. Through their journey, the story pieces together a portrait shaped by personal accounts, family memory, and public record.

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Streaming on

• Netflix↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Winnie Mandela
  as Self
• S
  Swati Mandela-Dlamini
  as Self
• Z
  Zaziwe Manaway
  as Self

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