LUCKY
by Avie Luthra
synopsis
Lucky, an AIDS orphan is forced to leave his native village to live with his uncle in Durban. He learns about life the hard way, but forges an unlikely bond with an elderly Indian neighbour in spite of racial prejudice and language barriers. Together they go on a journey to find him a new life and family.
| international title: | Lucky |
| original title: | Lucky |
| country: | South Africa, United Kingdom |
| year: | 2011 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Avie Luthra |
| film run: | 100' |
| screenplay: | Avie Luthra, Tanya Welz |
| cast: | Jayashree Basavra, Sihle Dlamini, James Ngcobo, Vusi Kunene, Brenda Ngxoli |
| cinematography by: | Willie Nel |
| film editing: | Josh Levinsky |
| art director: | Chantal Carter |
| music: | Phillip Miller |
| producer: | Lance Samuels, Christopher Wilmot |
| production: | Out of Africa Entertainment/Johannesburg |
