Winnie 'insulted' by movie about her life :: Mmegi Online

JOHANNESBURG: She has had her share of foes, and those who cross her often come to regret it. Now Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South Africa's most formidable matriarch, has turned her wrath on the makers of a film about her life, complaining that she had no say in her transition to the big screen.

The film's director, South African Darrell Roodt, has described Winnie as "the ultimate women's movie" and "an amazing love story".

But Madikizela-Mandela responded: "I think it is an insult. I don't know what would be romantic in our bitter struggle." She told CNN: "I have absolutely nothing against Jennifer [Hudson, the film's star], but I have everything against the movie itself. I was not consulted. I am still alive, and I think that it is a total disrespect to come to South Africa, make a movie about my struggle, and call that movie some translation of a romantic life of Winnie Mandela."

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