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Leon Otto Music director Rashid Lanie | 9.3/10 IMDb Directed by Mandla Dube Director Mandlakayise Walter Dube | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial release 18 November 2016 (South Africa) Producers Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Walter Ayres Screenplay Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Leon Otto Cast Pearl Thusi, Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Jafta Mamabolo, Welile Nzuza Similar Happiness Is a Four‑lette, Wonder Boy For President, Between Valleys, Shepherds and Butchers, Vaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from then on only saw him infrequently. His mother was a domestic worker and took sole responsibility for his upbringing. The Kalushi film is about the nineteen-year-old hawker, from the streets of Mamelodi, a ghetto township outside Pretoria in South Africa. The film is based on a true story.
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Kalushi trailer
Movie Synopsis
Kalushi is brutally beaten by the police. He goes into exile following the 1976 Soweto uprisings to join the liberation movement. He returns from military training in Angola, en route to their mission, his friend and comrade, Mondy, loses control and shoots two innocent people on Goch Street in Johannesburg. Mondy is severely beaten & tortured; Kalushi is forced to stand trial under the common purpose doctrine.
The state seeks the highest punishment from the court, DEATH by HANGING. Kalushi has his back against the wall and uses the courtroom as a final battlefield. His sacrifice immortalizes him into a hero of the struggle and an international icon of June 16, 1976.
Awards
- Best of South Africa
- Best Music (Original song)
Music by
Rashid Lanie
Cinematography by
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
Film Editing by
Craig Hayes
Casting By
Bonnie Lee Bouman - Original Casting Director
Production Design by
Chantel Carter
Set Decoration by
Melinda Launspach
Costume Design by
Ruy Filipe
Production Management
Gail Radnitz - Production manager (as Gail Overton)
Art Department
Doret Van Jaarsveld - Property master
Editorial Department
Nompi Vilakazi - Assistant editor
Location Management
Grant David Cinnamon - Location manager (segment " ")
