Dora's Peace

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Dora's Peace
Directed byKonstandino Kalarytis
Written byAndrew Herold
Story byKosta Kalarytis
Produced byDumi Gumbi
Gabriella Kalarytis
Kosta Kalarytis
Starring
CinematographyNic Hofmeyr
Edited byKosta Kalarytis
Music byGeo Höhn
Production
company
One Man Band
Release date
  • 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Dora's Peace is a 2016 South African crime drama directed by Konstandino Kalarytis and starring Khabonina Qubeka, Danny Keogh, Hlubi Mboya, Ronnie Nyakale and Paballo Koza. [1] [2] [3]

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Cast

Reception

Theresa Smith of Independent Online awarded the film four stars out of five. [4]

Accolades and nominations

The film was nominated for five Africa Movie Academy Awards, including Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Khabonina Qubeka), Best Young Actor (Paballo Koza), Best Makeup and Best Screenplay. [5]

At the Boston International Film Festival, Qubeka won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Actress and director Konstandino Kalarytis won a Special Recognition Award. [6]

For her performance, Hlubi Mboya won the South African Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film. [7] Nerine Pienaar and Jolandi Pienaar were also nominated for the SAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film. [8]

The film also won the Best South African Feature Film award at the Jozi Film Festival and was nominated for the Rapid Lion Award for Best South African Film. [9]

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References

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