Seriously Single (film)

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Seriously Single
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Film poster
Directed by
Written byLwazi Mvusi
Produced byRethabile Ramaphakela
Starring
Production
company
Burnt Onion Productions
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
Languages English
Zulu
Afrikaans
Tswana

Seriously Single is a 2020 South African film directed by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela, written by Lwazi Mvusi and starring Fulu Mugovhani, Tumi Morake and Bohang Moeko. [1] [2] [3]

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Cast

Release

Seriously Single was released on July 31, 2020 on Netflix. [4]

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References

  1. "'Seriously Single' Review: Netflix's South African Rom-Com Brings Fresh Energy to Genre". Indie Wire. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. Bugbee, Teo (31 July 2020). "'Seriously Single' Review: Celebrating the Independent Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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