Ten year old Tembi and her eight year old brother, Kwezi, lose their mother. Their aunt is supposed to take care of them, but once she's sold the few things they have, she disappears. The children are left with nothing but a traditional Zulu mat made by their mother before she died. Taking their destiny in her hands, Tembi convinces her brother that they should go to the big city of Durban. But once they arrive, they find themselves adrift in a terrifying metropolis. The very essence of Tembi and Kwezi's bonds are threatened as the city becomes a monster that threatens to completely overwhelm and defeat our courageous youngsters…
My Secret Sky follows the journey of two young children as they travel from their rural village to the city after their mother's death. Thembi aims to fulfill her mother's dream, but it is only when she reaches out to her little brother that she begins to find her own dream.
Length: 96 minutes Original Language: Zulu Subtitled Versions: English, French Aspect Ratio: 1:1.77 Delivery Format: HD, Digibeta (Colour, PAL)
Dv8 Films and Vuleka Productions present in association with National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa (DTI) Ster-Kinekor Distribution Fonds Images Afrique/French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A film by Madoda Ncayiyana IZULU LAMI MY SECRET SKY
Introducing Sobahle Mkhabase as THEMBI Sibonelo Malinga as KHWEZI Tshepang Mohlomi as CHILI-BITE
Original Music Score Sazi Dlamini Director of Photography Mike Downie Editor Kosta Kalarytis Sound Design Warrick Sony Line Producer Frank Perold Production Designer Simon Joyner 1st Assistant Director Eva Franzen Co-Producer Julie Frederikse Executive Producers Michelle Wheatley and Moroba Nkawe Written by Julie Frederikse and Madoda Ncayiyana Produced by Jeremy Nathan Directed by Madoda Ncayiyana
CREW Director and Co-writer: Madoda Ncayiyana Co-writer: Julie Frederikse Cinematographer: Mike Downie Original Music Score: Sazi Dlamini Editor: Kosta Kalarytis Sound Designer: Warrick Sony 1st Assistant Director: Eva Franzen Line Producer: Frank Perold
World Sales Dv8 Films Jeremy Nathan | Moroba Nkawe | Michelle Wheatley PO Box 308, Parklands, 2121 Johannesburg, South Africa www.dv8.co.za
AWARDS
2010 Verona International African Film Festival * Audience Award
2009 International Pan African Film Festival in Tarifa, Spain in May, including the Best Actress award for 2009 Cannes Pan-African Film Festival * Dikalo Award for Best Feature Film
2009 International Film Festival of Kerala * Best Debut Film
2009 Zanzibar International Film Festival * Signis Award for Best Film
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ES Tembi, una niña de diez años, y Kwezi, su hermano menor, pierden a su madre. Su tía debe ocuparse de ellos, pero se limita a vender lo poco que tienen antes de desaparecer. Su único patrimonio es una alfombrilla zulú hecha por su madre antes de morir. Tembi decide hacerse cargo del destino de ambos, y convence a su hermano para que vayan a la gran ciudad de Durban. Una vez allí, no saben qué hacer en la terrible metrópoli. Incluso la fuerte unión entre los hermanos se ve amenazada por una ciudad monstruosa que podría acabar con los dos jóvenes y valientes protagonistas.
FINLANDAIS Orvoiksi jääneet veljekset Thembi, 10, ja Khwezi, 8, matkaavat maaseudulta Durbanin suurkaupunkiin. Mukanaan heillä on äidin punoma matto, koska kotikylässä vieraillut pappi oli rohkaisuut äitiä osallistumaan matolla käsityökilpailuun. Kun veljekset yrittävät Durbanissa löytää samaisen papin, he ajautuvat 12-vuotiaan kovanaaman Chili Biten johtamaan katulapsijengiin. Katuelämää lasten näkökulmasta tuoreesti lähestyvä elokuva vakuuttaa inhimillisyydellään ja loistavien lapsinäyttelijöiden voimin. Vaikka lasten elämä on vaaroja täynnä, elokuva luo toivoa paremmasta tulevaisuudesta.
Etelä-Afrikka | 2009 | 93 min
Ohjaaja: Madoda Ncayiyana Elokuva on zulunkielinen ja tekstitetty englanniksi.
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