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The Letter Reader

Spoken: Zulu. Subtitles: English.

Siyabonga, a city boy, is spending the holidays with his grandmother in the village. He struggles to adapt, until his grandmother lets him read letters to the illiterate villagers. He discovers the power of words as he reads letters that put a smile on people’s faces. One day however, he has to read a break up letter to Nobuhle, a beautiful woman. Siyabonga decides that Nobuhle deserves better.

 

Genre

Kortfilm

Duur

30 minuten

Land

Zuid-Afrika

Jaar

2019

Regisseur

Sibusiso Khuzwayo

Cast

Bahle Mashinini, Nomalanga Shabane, Andile Cumbi, Nokuthula Mazibuko, Muzi Vilakazi…

Festival mode