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Ade and Femi are expatriate Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful banker in London, while Femi, once a political dissident in his home country, has had to escape to South Africa, live in refugee tenements and work menial jobs. The... See more »

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Ade
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Femi
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Timothi
Thishiwe Ziqubu ...
Zodwa
Makhaola Ndebele ...
Vusi
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Lindiwe
Mandisa Bardill ...
Nadia
James Ngcobo ...
Ernest
Jet Novuka ...
Councilman
Eugene Khoza ...
Hype man
Joshua Chisholm ...
Young Ade
Mbongeni Nhlapo ...
Young Femi

Directed by

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Akin Omotoso

Written by

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Akin Omotoso ... ()

Produced by

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Onwe Douglas Christian ... associate producer
Mickey Madoda Dube ... co-producer
Allison Forget-Deyes ... line producer
Ekeh Kelechi Frederick ... associate producer
Hakeem Kae-Kazim ... producer
Fabian Adeoye Lojede ... producer
Kgomotso Matsunyane ... co-producer
Rosie Motene ... producer
Christian Obinna Okoene ... executive producer
Akin Omotoso ... producer
Robbie Thorpe ... co-producer
A.K. Tshabalala ... executive producer

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Joel Assaizky

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Paul Michelson ... director of photography

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Aryan Kaganof

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Axel Kompat ... qc engineer
Jenny Nursoo ... post production assistant
Terry Simpson ... colorist / on-line editor
Layla Swart ... assistant editor
Lauren Van Rensburg ... digital intermediate producer (as Lauren van Rensburg)

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Martha Sibanyoni

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Lauren Smith ... key makeup and hair artist

Production Management

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Clyde Eksteen ... unit manager
Debbie Strumpher ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Emile Smith ... assistant director

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Carol Oliphant ... property master

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Michael Botha ... dialogue editor / sound effects editor / sound re-recording engineer
Jason Cochrane ... dialogue editor / sound effects editor
President Kapa ... sound mixer

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Cyril Schumann ... flame artist

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Houston Hadden ... focus puller
Christopher Grant Harvey ... digital imaging technician
Alison Martin ... data wrangler

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Amu ... composer: additional music

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Trish Malone ... script consultant
Salamina Mokome ... script supervisor

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Catherine Lyn Scott ... publicist (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Ade and Femi are expatriate Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful banker in London, while Femi, once a political dissident in his home country, has had to escape to South Africa, live in refugee tenements and work menial jobs. The brothers have not only been physically estranged, their relationship is riddled with unspoken betrayal, guilt and scorn, which they have carried since the early days of their youth. During a short visit to Johannesburg, Ade discovers that his brother has been missing for a week. He sets out to investigate Femi's mysterious disappearance, reconstructing the pieces of his everyday life and the cruel hardships he endured just to survive. A riot erupts while Ade is visiting Femi's former boss in one of the townships. Ade is forced to take shelter with the employer. The mounting violence outside seeps into their exchanges and, eventually, prompts an explosion of revelation. Written by TIFF

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