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Starring:

•Grant Swanby, the screen legend, (Blood Diamond, Mandela-Long Walk to Freedom and Invictus) as Steve; and

•LemogangTsipa, the movie debutant, (When We Were Black, Traffic! and Jab)

Other cast members include:

•Israel SiphoMatseke Zulu, formerly Makoe (YizoYizo, Tsotsi and Gaz’lam);

•Mary Twala, Somizi’s mom, (Beat the Drum and Lucky);

•KgosiMongake (Invictus, The Bang Bang Club and Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom);and

•Garth Breytenbach (Black Sails and Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom).

The movie, which will be released on circuit nationwide from 28th April, received the following acclaim from Thuli Madonsela:

“Every South African should see this film.”

Written by Ncomeka Mpofu, head on over to her website for more of her work at www.woodenmirror.co.za

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