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| name = Gugu and Andile
| name = UGugu no Andile
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| caption = Release Poster
| caption = Release Poster
| director = Minky Schlesinger
| director = Minky Schlesinger
| producer = Bridget Pickering
| producer = Bridget Pickering
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| starring = {{ubl|[[Daphney Hlomuka]]|Neil McCarthy|Litha Booi|Lungelo Dhladhla|Jabulani Hadebe|Harriet Lenabe}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Daphney Hlomuka]]|Neil McCarthy|Litha Booi|Lungelo Dhladhla|Jabulani Hadebe (Sjava)|Harriet Lenabe}}
| music = Warrick Sony
| music = Warrick Sony
| cinematography = Greg Heimann
| cinematography = Greg Heimann
| editing = Catherine Meyburgh
| editing = Catherine Meyburgh
| studio = Lunar Films
| studio = Lunar Films, Fireworks Media
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| runtime = 96 min
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = South Africa
| country = South Africa
| language = Zulu, Xhosa
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| budget = 3,500,000 ZAR (estimated)
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'''''Gugu and Andile''''' is a 2008 South African [[drama film]] directed by Minky Schlesinger, and starring [[Daphney Hlomuka]], Neil McCarthy & Lungelo Dhladhla. The film received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2009 [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]], including the awards for ''Best film in an African language'', ''Most Promising Actor'' and ''Most Promising Actress''. It was also a competitor in the ''Best TV Feature'' category at the 2009 [[FESPACO]] film festival in Burkina Faso, the oldest and largest film festival on the African Continent.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/4-1-oct2010/interviews/tinashe-mushakavanhu.html | title=Interview with Gugu and Andile Director: MINKY SCHLESINGER | publisher=Sentinel Poetry (Vol 4 No1) | date=October 2010 | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gugu-and-andile/ | title=Gugu and Andile on Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-synopsis/gugu-and-andile/ | title=Gugu and Andile on MSN.com | publisher=MSN | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1432936/ | title=Gugu and Andile on the iMDB | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref>
'''''UGugu no Andile''''' is a 2008 South African [[drama film]] directed by Minky Schlesinger, and starring [[Daphney Hlomuka]], Neil McCarthy & Lungelo Dhladhla. The film received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2009 [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]], including the awards for ''Best film in an African language'', ''Most Promising Actor'' and ''Most Promising Actress''. It was also a competitor in the ''Best TV Feature'' category at the 2009 [[FESPACO]] film festival in Burkina Faso, the oldest and largest film festival on the African Continent.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/4-1-oct2010/interviews/tinashe-mushakavanhu.html | title=Interview with Gugu and Andile Director: MINKY SCHLESINGER | publisher=Sentinel Poetry (Vol 4 No1) | date=October 2010 | accessdate=19 March 2014 | archive-date=18 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018193456/http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/4-1-oct2010/interviews/tinashe-mushakavanhu.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gugu-and-andile/ | title=Gugu and Andile on Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1432936/ | title=Gugu and Andile on the iMDB | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref>


It tells a story set in a 1993 South Africa, when democracy is at hand, and South Africa's townships are burning. Gugu, a sixteen year-old from a Zulu speaking family falls in love with Andile, an eighteen year-old Xhosa youth. Their love is frowned upon by both communities.
The story is set in South Africa in 1993, during the upheaval in the struggle for democracy. A sixteen-year-old [[Zulu people|Zulu]] girl Gugu is in love with a [[Xhosa people|Xhosa]] boy Andile, against the wishes of their respective communities.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*Daphney Hlomuka - Ma'Lizzie
*Daphney Hlomuka – Ma'Lizzie
*Neil McCarthy - Father John
*Neil McCarthy – Father John
*Litha Booi - Andile Mcilongo
*Litha Booi – Andile Mcilongo
*Lungelo Dhladhla - Gugu Dlamini
*Lungelo Dhladhla – Gugu Dlamini
*Jabulani Hadebe - Mandla Dlamini
*[[Sjava|Jabulani Hadebe]] – Mandla Dlamini
*Harriet Lenabe ''–'' Busi Dlamini
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*Mac Mathunjwa – Bishop Mbengashe
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==References==
*Thandy Matlaila – Patricia

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt1432936}}
* {{IMDb title|tt1432936}}

{{Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language}}


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Latest revision as of 17:14, 1 January 2025

UGugu no Andile
Release Poster
Directed byMinky Schlesinger
Written byLodi Matsetela
Produced byBridget Pickering
Starring
  • Daphney Hlomuka
  • Neil McCarthy
  • Litha Booi
  • Lungelo Dhladhla
  • Jabulani Hadebe (Sjava)
  • Harriet Lenabe
CinematographyGreg Heimann
Edited byCatherine Meyburgh
Music byWarrick Sony
Production
companies
Lunar Films, Fireworks Media
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguagesZulu, Xhosa
Budget3,500,000 ZAR (estimated)

UGugu no Andile is a 2008 South African drama film directed by Minky Schlesinger, and starring Daphney Hlomuka, Neil McCarthy & Lungelo Dhladhla. The film received 10 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards, including the awards for Best film in an African language, Most Promising Actor and Most Promising Actress. It was also a competitor in the Best TV Feature category at the 2009 FESPACO film festival in Burkina Faso, the oldest and largest film festival on the African Continent.[1][2][3]

The story is set in South Africa in 1993, during the upheaval in the struggle for democracy. A sixteen-year-old Zulu girl Gugu is in love with a Xhosa boy Andile, against the wishes of their respective communities.

Cast

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  • Daphney Hlomuka – Ma'Lizzie
  • Neil McCarthy – Father John
  • Litha Booi – Andile Mcilongo
  • Lungelo Dhladhla – Gugu Dlamini
  • Jabulani Hadebe – Mandla Dlamini
  • Harriet Lenabe – Busi Dlamini
  • Mac Mathunjwa – Bishop Mbengashe
  • Thandy Matlaila – Patricia

References

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  1. ^ "Interview with Gugu and Andile Director: MINKY SCHLESINGER". Sentinel Poetry (Vol 4 No1). October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Gugu and Andile on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Gugu and Andile on the iMDB". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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