Elelwani

Elelwani
Film poster
Directed by	Ntshavheni wa Luruli
Written by	Ntshavheni wa Luruli
Starring	Florence Masebe
Music by	Chris Letcher
Release date	19 July 2012 (2012-07-19)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	South Africa
Language	Venda

Elelwani is a 2012 South African drama film directed by Ntshavheni wa Luruli. ^[1] It won awards for Achievement in Production Design and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Masebe at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. ^[2] It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Florence Masebe as Elelwani
• Vusi Kunene as King Thovhele
• Ashifashabba Muleya as Vele
• Sammy Moeti as Madzwara
• Samson Ramabulana as Father
• Salome Mutshinya as Mother
• Prudence Msipha as Rendani
• Elsie Rasalanavho as Makhadzi
• Mutodi Neshehe as King Ratshihule

See also

• List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of South African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Elelwani". Berlin Film Festival. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. "In Pictures: All The Stars At The African Movie Academy Awards 2013". Jaguda. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. "Elelwani, the first Tshivenda film selected as South Africa's Oscars entry". National Film and Video Foundation. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. "Elelwani selected as South Africa's Oscars entry". Screen Africa. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

External links

• Elelwani at IMDb