Breathe Umphefumlo
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Pauline Malefane, Busisiwe Ngejane, Mhlekazi Mosiea
Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
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Busisiwe Ngejane
Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
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Busisiwe Ngejane
Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
© Wynand Vlok
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Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
© Wynand Vlok
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Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
© Wynand Vlok
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Breathe Umphefumlo by Mark Dornford-May
ZAF 2014, Berlinale Special
© Wynand Vlok
The action has been transposed from 19th century Paris to present-day South Africa. Puccini's Christmas celebrations have become the national public holiday on 16 June which commemorates the victims of the massacre carried out in 1976 by the Apartheid regime against Soweto schoolchildren. Musicians from the renowned Isango Ensemble play and sing in the Xhosa language.
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Busisiwe Ngejane
The actress at the Kino International before the premiere.
Breathe Umphefumlo · Berlinale Special · Feb 08, 2015
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Mandisi Dyantyis, Busisiwe Ngejane, Mhlekazi (Wha Wha) Mosiea
Mandisi Dyantyis, who was responsible for the music of the film, with two of the actors.
Breathe Umphefumlo · Berlinale Special · Feb 08, 2015
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Busisiwe Ngejane, Dorothee Wenner, Pauline Malefane
The Berlinale delegate in between the two actresses. Pauline Malefane played the leading part in U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, which was awarded the Golden Bear in 2005.
Breathe Umphefumlo · Berlinale Special · Feb 08, 2015
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Mhlekazi (Wha Wha) Mosiea, Pauline Malefane, Busisiwe Ngejane, Mandisi Dyantyis, Mark Dornford-May
The film team at the Kino International. U-Carmen eKhayelitsha was awarded the Golden Bear in 2005. Director: Mark Dornford-May, leading actress: Pauline Malefane.
Breathe Umphefumlo · Berlinale Special · Feb 08, 2015