Mapule's Choice

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Mapule's Choice
Directed by Kaizer Matsumunyane [1]
Produced byTumelo Matobako
Written byKaizer Matsumunyane
Running time
24 min.
Country Lesotho
Language Sesotho

Mapule's Choice, is a 2008 Mosotho short film directed by Kaizer Matsumunyane and produced by Tumelo Matobako. [2] [3] The film deals with life of Mapule, a young garment worker from Maseru who must choose between keeping a secret and saving herself. [4] [5]

The film was screened and officially selected at Zanzibar International Film Festival in 2009. [6]

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