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HAPPINESS IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
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Completed - ENGLISH - Romance, Comedy - 97 minutes

Log Line

Life doesn’t come with a manual. Three best friends will have to find out what truly makes each of them happy and then fight to get it.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2016 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • AFM 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Thabang MOLEYA
Cast : Chris ATTOH, Tongayi CHIRISA, Richard LUKUNKU, Khanyi MBAU, Mmabatho MONTSHO, Renate STUURMAN

Producer(s) : Bongiwe SELANE, Helena SPRING, Junaid AHMED

Synopsis

Happiness is a Four Letter Word is a heart-warming romantic drama exploring the lives of three best friends – Nandi, Zaza and Princess - living the good life in fast paced Johannesburg.

Nandi is on the fast track to being made partner at her law firm and is engaged to emerging entrepreneur, Thomas. Zaza is a trophy wife to the wealthy and successful property developer Bheki. And Princess is the celebrated owner of one of the trendiest art gallery in town, and is living with her sexy and talented boyfriend, Leo. But things aren’t what they seem.

Based on the novel, Happiness is a Four-Letter word, by Cynthia Jele, these strong, empowered, and highly individual women find themselves having to negotiate new norms of being upwardly mobile black women in a rapidly changing South Africa. In a time when wealth and positions seems to be more important than traditional values, each woman will find out that happiness is not found in a one-side-fits-all box. Only through trial and sacrifice will each friend discover what it is that truly makes them happy.

The movie is being produced with part funding from the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and forms part of the Junaid Ahmed Productions slate of films which aims to develop key areas of black talent in the film industry.

Production

Country(ies) : SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRI Feb 18, 2016 STER-KINEKOR FI


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