20 Films That Infuriated The Real People They Were Based On

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2. Winnie Mandela

Jennifer Hudson starred as Winnie, the wife of anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, in Winnie Mandela. The movie was filmed in 2010 but not released in North America until 2013. It was poorly reviewed and fared badly at the box office. But worst of all, it also upset the real Winnie, who told CNN in 2011 that the movie — described by its director as “an amazing love story” — was actually an insult to her.

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