Producer Jeremy Nathan talks about upcoming film Mandela's Gun and covers: how the director and co-producer got the idea for the film; the story behind Mandela's gun and what happened to it; the hybrid feature-documentary storytelling; the trip Mandela made to get support for the armed struggle; the debates within the ANC about the armed struggle; progress with shooting and the likely release date of the film.

Key quotes:

"Mandela was given a Makrov pistol in 1962 by the then Emperor Haile Selaisse....It was reportedly the first weapon of the armed struggle against the regime."

"Everybody thougt it was one of the great untold stories (about Mandela)."

"The film is not only a feature film but a documentary feature. It includes testimony of people who knew him at the time."

"Mandela was the angry young man and we deal with everything up to his arrest."

"We delve into the debates for and against armed struggle (within the ANC)."

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