Angeliena | |
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Directed by | Uga Carlini |
Written by | Uga Carlini |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Trevor Michael Brown |
Edited by | Rudolf Buitendach |
Music by | Charl-Johan Lingenfelder |
Production company | Towerkop Creations |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | South Africa |
Language | English |
Angeliena is a 2021 South African comedy-drama film directed and written by Uga Carlini. [1] [2] The film stars Euodia Samson, Tshamano Sebe, Thapelo Mokoena, Colin Moss and Kuli Roberts. [3] [4]
Angeliena was released worldwide on Netflix on October 8, 2021. [5]
In modern day South Africa, colourful Angeliena (Euodia Samson) is a former homeless car guard who is trapped by an unrealistic dream of traveling the world. But when she is diagnosed with a fatal disease, and with a little help from her friends, she dares to put her dream of world travel into motion. [6]
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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2020 | Nominated | Writer's Guild of South Africa Muse Awards | Best Fiction Feature Screenplay | Angeliena | [7] |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best first-time fiction director | Angeliena | |
2022 | Won | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best achievement in make-up | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best actress in a leading role: Euodia Samson | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best supporting actor: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Achievement in editing | Angeliena | |
2022 | Won | SAFTA awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
2022 | Nominated | SAFTA awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena |
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