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THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM
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Release date : Apr 11, 2014
 
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Completed - SESOTHO - Drama - 97 minutes

Log Line

A young man reluctantly embarks on a journey to his ancestral land of Lesotho to bury his estranged father, and finds himself drawn to the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2021 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Andrew MUDGE
Writer(s) : Andrew MUDGE
Cast : Zenzo NGQOBE, Nozipho NKELEMBA, Jerry MOFOKENG

Producer(s) : T.r. BOYCE, JR, Pieter LOMBAARD, Cecil MATLOU

Synopsis

Atang Mokoenya leaves the slums of Johannesburg to return to his ancestral land of Lesotho, where he must bury his estranged father in the remote, mountainous village where he was born. Stirred by memories of his youth, he falls in love with his childhood friend, Dineo, now a radiant young school teacher. Through her, Atang is drawn toward the mystical beauty and hardships of the people and land he had forgotten, and faces his own bittersweet reckoning.

Production

Country(ies) : LESOTHO, SOUTH AFRICA

UNITED KIN Aug 21, 2015 MUNRO FILM SERV


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Festivals and Awards

Woodstock Film Festival 2014 (Best Narrative Feature and Cinematography)
Cambridge Film Festival 2014 (Best Film)
African Movie Academy Awards 2014 (Best Child Actor)
Florida Film Festival 2014 (Best Narrative Feature)


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