Gugu and Andile (2008)
- Directed by
- Minky Schlesinger
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
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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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