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Yahoo! Canada has a first look at the new trailer for Winnie, in which Jennifer Hudson completely disappears into the title role as the wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Terrence Howard (Iron Man) plays Mandela, and there could be some serious Oscar talk about both of them once this movie hits theaters. Check out the trailer below.

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Winnie arrives in Canadian theaters on October 5th, 2012 but doesn’t have U.S. distribution yet.
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Synopsis: Following the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Jennifer Hudson), from her strict rural upbringing by a father disappointed she was not born a boy, to her giving up the chance to study in America in order to remain in South Africa where she felt more needed, through her husband Nelson Mandela’s (Terrence Howard) imprisonment. She then faces 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. Upon her release, she continues her husband’s activism against apartheid and, after his release from prison, suffers divorce due to her infidelity and political pressures. She also faces accusations of violence and murder and in the end, must own up to her actions in court, while many still remain loyal to her because of her fight against apartheid.