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Barakat (2020)

Barakat poster
Directed by
Amy Jephta
Genre
comedy drama
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family gathers for Eid in a Cape Town suburb. The story follows the tensions and connections between relatives as they navigate personal struggles and traditions.

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What happens

Barakat is a 2020 South African family drama film directed by Amy Jephta and produced by Ephraim Gordon. It is the first Afrikaans-language Muslim feature film produced in South Africa. The film stars Vinette Ebrahim in the lead role and Joey Rasdien, Mortimer Williams, Quanita Adams and Keeno Lee Hector in supportive roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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