Gugu and Andile (2008)
- Directed by
- Minky Schlesinger
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1993 South Africa, a Zulu teenager and a Xhosa boy fall in love while their communities disapprove. The film follows their relationship against a backdrop of political change and ethnic tensions.
romantictenseemotionalgroundedseriousyouthfulsocially chargedpoignant
What happens
UGugu no Andile is a 2008 South African drama film directed by Minky Schlesinger, and starring Daphney Hlomuka, Neil McCarthy & Lungelo Dhladhla. The film received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards, including the awards for Best film in an African language, Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress. It was also a competitor in the Best TV Feature category at the 2009 FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso, the oldest and largest film festival on the African Continent. The story is set in South Africa in 1993, during the upheaval in the struggle for democracy. A sixteen-year-old Zulu girl Gugu is in love with a Xhosa boy Andile, against the wishes of their respective communities. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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