The Tunnel (2009 film)

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The Tunnel
Directed by Jenna Bass
Screenplay byJenna Bass
Produced byFox Fire Films
StarringSibulele Mlumbi Finch Moyo Patricia Matongo Vuyisile Pandle Pakamisa Zwedala
CinematographyJacques Koudstaal
Edited byJacques de Villiers
Music byJohn Turest-Swartz
Release date
2009
Running time
25'
Country South Africa

The Tunnel is a 2009 film directed by Jenna Bass. [1] [2]

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Synopsis

Set in Matabeleland during the 80s, The Tunnel follows young Elizabeth, who loves inventing tall tales. When she arrives at a guerrilla camp desperate for help, Elizabeth must tell her greatest story of all, a story about her village, strangers, ghosts, the day her father dug a tunnel to the city and her journey to find him. As the story unfolds, Elizabeth embarks on a quest for truth, weaving together fact and illusion. But reality is not far behind and, to save her village, Elizabeth will have to confront it.

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