Jennifer Hudson Stars In This New Trailer For WINNIE

From Shadow and Act come this first trailer for the biopic WINNIE starring Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson as Winnie Mandela and Terrence Howard as Nelson Mandel.

Synopsis:

Through her fierce determination and dauntless courage, she survived her husband’s imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement – all the while keeping the name and hope of Nelson Mandela alive. A sensitively balanced portrayal that investigates and examines the controversies that dogged Winnie Mandela in recent years, painting a rich, warm and vivid portrait of one of the world’s most charismatic, yet enigmatic women.

Exploring both her personal and political life, the audience is given a rare glimpse into Winnie’s strict yet happy rural upbringing where the foundations were laid for her faith, compassion and indomitable resolve.

Directed by Darrell J. Roodt (CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY), Variety is reporting that WINNIE will be debuting at the various film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, in 2011.