Gugu and Andile

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.[1][2][3]

UGugu no Andile
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Directed byMinky Schlesinger
Written byLodi Matsetela
Produced byBridget Pickering
Starring
  • Daphney Hlomuka
  • Neil McCarthy
  • Litha Booi
  • Lungelo Dhladhla
  • Jabulani Hadebe (Sjava)
  • Harriet Lenabe
CinematographyGreg Heimann
Edited byCatherine Meyburgh
Music byWarrick Sony
Production
companies
Lunar Films, Fireworks Media
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguagesZulu, Xhosa
Budget3,500,000 ZAR (estimated)

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.

Cast
  • Daphney Hlomuka – Ma'Lizzie
  • Neil McCarthy – Father John
  • Litha Booi – Andile Mcilongo
  • Lungelo Dhladhla – Gugu Dlamini
  • Jabulani Hadebe – Mandla Dlamini

References
  1. "Interview with Gugu and Andile Director: MINKY SCHLESINGER". Sentinel Poetry (Vol 4 No1). October 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. "Gugu and Andile on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. "Gugu and Andile on the iMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 19 March 2014.


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