[REL] Izulu lami (2008) [South Africa]

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[REL] Izulu lami (2008) [South Africa]

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Izulu lami (2008)

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A young girl and her little brother leave their rural homestead for the city when they are orphaned, and meet up with a gang of street kids. Hoping to fulfill their mother’s dream, in the end they find their own.

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Ten-year-old Thembi and her eight-year-old brother, Khwezi, are left alone in their rural homestead when their mother dies. All they have to remember Mama is a grass mat she wove, which she aimed to enter in a craft competition. Her dream, inspired by a visit to their village by a white priest from the city, was for the mat to win a prize that could support her children. So Thembi decides to take the mat to the competition herself, and Khwezi reluctantly goes with her. When the children arrive in the city they are spotted by a street-wise 12-year-old, Chili-Bite, and his gang. He offers them a place to sleep on the street and tells her of a friend who knows the priest – who turns out to be a sleazy pimp who aims to sell this rural girl’s virginity as a cure for AIDS. It is Thembi’s relationship with Khwezi that sustains her quest to fulfill her mother’s dream. When this bond between the siblings is broken, she succumbs to the grief that has been welling up inside her since her mother’s death. In her time alone she discovers her own dream and her own talent, then is able to reconcile with her new friends from the street, and with her little brother.
http://nfvf.co.za/project/izulu-lami-my-secret-sky

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1364226/

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Re: [REL] Izulu lami (2008) [South Africa]

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Got the DVD a week or so ago. A very engaging story with kids that will rip your heart out by cuteness alone.. :heart

The DVD came with hard-coded English subs..

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This film touches on some tough subjects; death of a parent, abuse within the family, street gangs, human trafficking, and handles each fairly realistically without getting overly graphic.. I enjoyed this movie alot! :heart

Kudos to original FLM founder 'Rich' [Peace to you, where ever you are...] for bringing this to our attention!! :thumbsup

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(This movie could possibly appear at 'Uloz.to' in the next couple of weeks [for faster downloading]... :lol: )

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