Tell Me Sweet Something

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Tell Me Sweet Something
Genre English

Zulu

Xhosa

Sotho
Created byDuma Ndlovu
Directed byAkin Omotoso
Starring
Country of origin South Africa
Production
ProducerRobbie Thorpe
Release
Original release04 September 2015 (04 September 2015)

Tell Me Sweet Something is a 2015 South African romantic comedy film starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane and Thishiwe Ziqubu. The film was directed by Akin Omotoso and produced by Robbie Thorpe. [1] The film received nine nominations at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards and won two including Achievement in Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Thishiwe Ziqubu. [2] [3]

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Plot

The movie goes through with the elderly couples reminiscing telling their love stories during the course of the film. Moratiwa Vokwana (Nomzamo Mbatha) is a writer who wrote African love stories and was a teen sensation. Although, things came crumbling down when she did not get the publishing deal and her boyfriend, Norman broke up with her and gave up writing romantic stories and love. Moratiwa owns a bookstore, downtown Johannesburg and is helped by her assistant Lola (Thembi Seete). The bookstore is in danger of closing because unpaid bills, unsold books and electrical problems. Her accountant, Robyn (Mandisa Bardill) urges Moratiwa to start selling more books if she wants to the place afloat. Her best friend Tashaka (Thishiwe Ziqubu) who is also a writer believes that Moratiwa has commitment issues in which she is in denial of that. Tashaka convinces Moratiwa to go to a club, believing that she will find the one and will hopefully get over her ex. Moratiwa reluctantly agrees and they go to a club with Katlego (Kagiso Lediga), Tashaka's alcoholic boyfriend. She is spotted by Nat Masilo (Maps Maponyane) who is a famous model and tries to pursue and she shows no interest in him. Gordon (Thomas Gumede), Nat's wingman and friend also does the same with Tashaka but also shows no interest. As the night goes on, Nat and Moratiwa dance and he invites her to his place, Moratiwa asks Tashaka if she would come along with in which agrees. Katlego is in no state of driving of his drunkness, Gordon offers to drive since he is the only one who is sober. Moratiwa arrives to Nat's place and it comes awkward when Sashi, Nat's ex-girlfriend, Sashi arrives, upsetting Moratiwa and causing her leave. Gordon, Tashaka and Katlego are pulled by the cops, Katlego offends the cops and is arrested. The following day, Moratiwa bumps into Nat along the way and concludes that he is not the right one for her because he is the "4'5 ft man" and he doesn't read books. Due to the decline of books sales, Lola suggests to Moratiwa that they should have a "happening" so to increase the books sales, which Moratiwa agrees. Nat goes to Moratiwa's bookstore looking for a book to read and Lola notices him thinking that he is here for the book event and invites him to be one of the models. That night, the book event takes place with a lot of attendance of people that arrived. Moratiwa is even surprised to Nat at the event, Nat lets Moratiwa know that the modelling career isn't who is he, it is what he does which is why he spray painted the billboard of him with some help from Gordon. Later that night, Moratiwa is encouraged and that starts writing a novel. Although the event was a success some books were sold, but not enough money was saved to pay debts and to fix electrical problems. Tashaka who finally gives Gordon a chance goes on a date with him but is still in a relationship with Katlego. Moratiwa and Nat get to know each other a bit better with the pair going up the rooftop and end up in a passionate kiss for the first time. Moratiwa and Nat going out for the night with T'shaka and Katlego. Moratiwa and Nat leave Tashaka and Katlego who passes out, the pair goes to Nat's place finding Sashi waiting for Nat and reveals that she is pregnant with Nat's child leaving Moratiwa distraught and refuses any contact with Nat. Moratiwa isn't sure if she wants to continue seeing Nat seeing that she has fallen in love with him. While having coffee she bumps into Nat again who tells her that he is not the father and convinces her to go on a bicycle ride Moratiwa reluctantly agrees and the pair go on a bicycle ride, touring the city. After their bicycle ride, the pair go on their separate ways, only for Moratiwa to call out for Nat and the pair run into each other's arms and they make love that night. The following day, Tashaka comes back and finds the apartment a mess and a half-naked Katlego drunkenly asleep, she wakes up him, breaks up with him and kicks him out with his two friends. Moratiwa is awaken by a phone call from Lola who tells her to check to her phone. Moratiwa reads an article from Twitter that Nat abandoned Sashi because of her pregnancy. Upset, she decides to leave Nat but he tells her that she is "the one running not him" and that he cares about her very much. Nonetheless, Moratiwa leaves Nat, and takes the bus ride back home, heartbroken. The book shop is burnt down to the ground due to unfixed electrical appliances which caused an electric spark igniting fire. Moratiwa is left lamenting for loss of the bookstore and Nat. Moratiwa bumps to her ex-boyfriend, Norman who is in another relationship and has a son. Moratiwa expresses on how Norman ended their relationship and Norman explains that the reason why he left was because he felt that Moratiwa wasn't fully committed to their relationship due her writing career and was hiding her true feelings. Now realizing that she has commitment issues and wants to work things out with Nat after finding out that Nat did not impregnate his Sashi. Tashaka tells Moratiwa that Nat is leaving the country for good to go to Vietnam, realizing her mistake she rushes to the airport to try and stop him from leaving. She pleads him from leaving because she has fallen in love with him, sadly her pleas don't work and Nat leaves for Vietnam with Moratiwa watching the airplane fly over the rooftop where they first kissed. During the time, Moratiwa finishes her book and publishes it. The book is met with critical acclaim and is a bestseller, Tashaka and Gordon are now in a relationship. As Moratiwa is about autograph a book, she hears "plans can be changed" and realizing that it is Nat who has returned from Vietnam. Nat professes his love for Moratiwa and they both end up in a kiss.

Cast

Production

Film production began in May 2014, shooting in Maboneng, downtown Johannesburg. The movie was released in 04 September 2015, it was a box-office hit.

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