Completed - SESOTHO - Drama - 97 minutes
A young man reluctantly embarks on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho to bury his estranged father, and finds himself drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Andrew MUDGE Writer(s) : Andrew MUDGE Cast : Zenzo NGQOBE, Nozipho NKELEMBA, Jerry MOFOKENG Producer(s) : T.r. BOYCE, JR, Pieter LOMBAARD, Cecil MATLOU
Atang Mokoenya leaves the slums of Johannesburg to return to his ancestral land of Lesotho, where he must bury his estranged father in the remote, mountainous village where he was born. Stirred by memories of his youth, he falls in love with his childhood friend, Dineo, now a radiant young school teacher. Through her, Atang is drawn toward the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten, and faces his own bittersweet reckoning.
Country(ies) : LESOTHO, SOUTH AFRICA
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Woodstock Film Festival 2014 (Best Narrative Feature and Cinematography)Cambridge Film Festival 2014 (Best Film)African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (Best Child Actor)Florida Film Festival 2014 (Best Narrative Feature)