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THE WOODEN CAMERA

by Ntshavheni Wa Luruli

synopsis

Kayelitsha, a township close to Capetown, after the end of Apartheid. Two thirteen-year-old kids- Madiba and Sipho- play along the railway line. A train passes by. A dead man is tossed from the train and rolls to their feet. His lifeless hand clutches an attache case. Inside, the boys find a gun and a video camera. Sipho takes the gun and Madiba the camera. Their destinies are sealed.

international title: THE WOODEN CAMERA
original title: THE WOODEN CAMERA
country: United Kingdom, France, South Africa
sales agent: Fortissimo Films
year: 2003
genre: fiction
directed by: Ntshavheni Wa Luruli
film run: 90'
screenplay: Peter Speyer, Yves Buclet
cast: Andre Jacobs, Bo Peterson, Dana de Agrella
cinematography by: Gordon Spooner
film editing: Kako Kelber
producer: Olivier Delahaye
production: Tall Stories, Odelion, RG and Associates (ZA)

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