An Act of Defiance
2017 · Movie · TV-14 · 124 min · ★ 6.6
In apartheid-era South Africa, a group of activists is put on trial for resisting the government. A determined defense lawyer takes the lead, risking his career and family life as the case becomes a public test of justice, loyalty, and moral courage under an oppressive system.
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Details
- Original title
- Bram Fischer
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-04-13
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (13 votes)
About
If you enjoy history-based courtroom dramas about standing up to injustice, this may work for you, especially if you like grounded, realistic storytelling; Not for you if you want fast pacing, big thrills, or clear-cut villains.
Pros: strong performances; historically grounded story; moving courtroom moments | Cons: sometimes low tension; emotionally distant at times; limited ideological nuance
Cast & crew
Peter Paul Muller
as Bram Fischer
Antoinette Louw
as Molly Fischer
Sello Motloung
as Nelson Mandela
- SV
Sean Venter
as Police Officer
Izel Bezuidenhout
as Ilse Fischer
Clayton Boyd
as Journalist #1
- HB
Hannes Brummer
as Bob Hepple
José Domingos
as Percy Yutar
- CK
Conrad Kemp
as Joel Joffe
Daniel Janks
as George Bizos
Directed by Jean van de Velde