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The Forgotten Kingdom (2013)

The Forgotten Kingdom poster
Directed by
Andrew Mudge
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man leaves his job in South Africa to return to Lesotho after his father dies. He takes his father's ashes to a remote mountain village where he reconnects with his past and the land.

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What happens

The Forgotten Kingdom is a 2013 American-South African-Lesotho drama film written and directed by Andrew Mudge and featuring Jerry Mofokeng. It received nine nominations, and won three awards at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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