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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 142 minutes

Log Line

A pretentious young Hip Hop dancer is forced to come in terms with his cultural roots in order to master “sBujwa” and save his neighborhood from destruction.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Scotness SMITH
Writer(s) : Fidel NAMISI
Cast : Nyaniso DZEDZE, Bontle MODISELLE, Mbuso KGAREBE, Wandile MOLEBATSI, Makhalola NDEBELE, Kgoroge KGOROGE, Lilian DUBE

Producer(s) : Fidel NAMISI, Danie BESTER, Wandile MOLEBATSI

Synopsis

Muzi, a pretentious young South African mimicks the American lifestyle in all respects.He walks, talks and dresses like a "G" straight off the streets of New York. He's also an incredible hip-hop dancer. His world is turned upside down when his younger brotherfalls in with a some crooked drug dealers, who are immensely popular in the neighbourhood because of their prowess at an indigenous South African urban dancecalled "sbujwa". The only way to make them unpopular is to dethrone them as the"sbujwa" dance kings. Will Muzi overcome his inner demons in order to embrace his cultural roots and rescue his brother and the neighbourhood?

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Country(ies) : SOUTH AFRICA


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