SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Gugu & Andile Gugu and Andile

Synopsis

Feature film directed by Minky Schlesinger derived from the 2008 television mini-series broadcast by SABC1 which sets the story of Romeo and Juliet during the faction fighting that brought the East Rand township of Thokoza to international attention in 1993. A Xhosa boy finds a Zulu girl but their love has to be kept a secret because their families are feuding.

Language

Mzansi

Country

Great Britain; South Africa

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2009

Duration

98 mins

Availability

No distributor or archive copy found (4/2008).

Credits

Director

Minky Schlesinger

Producer

Bridget Pickering; Neil Brandt

Cinematographer

Greg Heimann

Screenplay

Lodi Matsetela; Minky Schlesinger

Music

Warwick Sony

Art Direction

Flo Ballack

Cast

Litha Booi	Andile (Romeo)
Lungelo Dhladihla	Gugu (Juliet)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

U-Gugu No Andile

Notes

Notes

The language spoken is Mzansi - a fusion of Sesetho, Setswana, English, Afrikaans, Xhosa and Zulu.

Budget: ZAR 3,500,000 (estimated)

History

Before its current 98-minute feature version, Gugu & Andile had been a six-part miniseries, commissioned by SABC1 in the Shakespeare in its Mzansi strand (see separate entry).

Awards

Judged Best South African Feature at the Cape Winelands Film Festival.

Production Company

Name

Luna Films