Movie Drama
You can’t bury the past
When the remains of an apartheid-era policeman are discovered 60 years after he went missing, a retired singer revisits her past to help with the investigation. But how much does she know, and what is she holding back?
South Africa South Africa
Zandile Madliwa Sanda Shandu Ivy Nkutha Chris Gxalabla James Boy Maduna Wandile Langeni Sisa Hewana Erica Thom Stefs Roos Denvor Phokaners Lusapho Gqobo Asanda Rilityana Sipumzo Luwaba Masoja Christopher Sikolo Yonga Dingiswayo Pumeza Rashe-Matoti Anele Matoti Othello Tyulu Mvakalisi Madotyeni Luvo Tamba Clyde Berning Andrew Roux Sabine Palfi Namhla Tshuka Lisa Cwele Iphe Maki Liso Sindo Miselwa Ngamlana Lulama Masimini Mkhuseli Richard Tafane Phikolomzi Magongoma King Edward Mgcineni Joel Martins Sibabalwe Matshawule Bonolo Moloi Clayton Solomons Emmanuel Sojala Chimbakura Benike Palfi Mandisi Sindo Nicholas Pauling Lonia Mekhoa Werner Boshoff
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