Izulu Lami — My Secret Sky


Izulu Lami — My Secret Sky
A ten year old girl and her eight year old brother are left all alone in the world when their mother dies. Her mother had made a woven mat which she had hoped to enter into a competition to win some money for her kids. The little girl decides to enter the competition anyway, and drags her brother with her from their rural home to the big city. There they are taken in by a gang of street kids, who introduce her to someone she thinks can help. However he merely intends on pimping her as a cure for AIDS. She goes off by herself to think, and comes up with a plan. In Zulu language with English subtitles.

97 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Tshepang Mohlomi, Sobahle Nkhabase, Sibonelo Malinga, Peter Gardner, Michael Gritten, Joy Mbewana, Jabulani Mfeka, Israel Makoe
Director
Madoda Ncayiyana
ScreenplayJulie Frederikse, Madoda Ncayiyana
MusicSazi Dlamini
CinematographyMike Downie
EditingKonstandino Kalarytis
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2008
Produced byDV8 Films, Vuleka Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageModerate, fairly frequent
NudityNone
SexSome sexual innuendo
ViolenceAttempted implied child rape
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseInstructional glue sniffing scene
CommentsThis movie is fairly dark and depressing and deals with the hardships faced by children who have to survive on their own on the streets. It's fairly suspenseful in places.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

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Average .. 75%

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