iZulu Lami / My Secret Sky

2008, 90 minutes

Drama about a young girl Thembi and her Brother as they leave their rural homeland and try to survive in the city

When ten-year old Tembi and eight-year old Kwezi lose their mother, their aunt comes to 'take care' of them. Unfortunately, once she's sold the family's possessions and fled, the children are left with nothing - apart from a traditional Zulu mat, which their mother had been working on when she died. Taking their destiny in her hands, Tembi convinces her young brother that they should hitch to the big city of Durban. But once they arrive in the city, they find themselves adrift in a terrifying metropolis. The very essence of Tembi and Kwezi's bonds are threatened and the city itself becomes a monster that threatens to completely overwhelm them.

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