Soweto Green

Soweto Green
Directed by	David Lister
Starring	John Kani L.Scott Caldwell Casper de Vries
Release date	1995 (1995)
Language	English Afrikaans

Soweto Green is a 1995 South African comedy film directed by David Lister and starring John Kani, L. Scott Caldwell and Casper de Vries.[1]

Plot

Following the election of Nelson Mandela as president, a middle-class American couple relocate from Los Angeles to Johannesburg to help build the new society. There reality and expectations soon begin to clash.

Release

24 March 1995.

Cast

• John Kani as Dr. Curtis Tshabalala
• L. Scott Caldwell as Cora Tshabalala
• Casper de Vries as Adrian Fluit
• Sandra Prinsloo as Amanda Fluit
• Cobus Rossouw as Voseie Fluit
• Zukile Ggobose as Looksmart
• Nkhensani Manganyi as Thandeka
• Connie Mfuku as Mawe
• Daphney Hlomuka as Tryphina
• Muso Sefatsa as Thandeka
• Sue Pam Grant as Amelia
• Martin Le Maitre as Aubrey
• Francois Stemmer as Leon
• Dambuza Mdledle as Dr. Davel
• Thulane Grubane as Uncle Ho
• Babsy Selela as Lenin
• Nadia Bilchik as Kugel 1
• Eleni Cousins as Kugel 2
• Crispin De Nuys as Mao
• Barbara Nielsen as Eva
• Greg Melvill-Smith as Fritz
• Alan T. Mark as Malhond

References

1. BFI.org

External links

• Soweto Green at IMDb
• Journal of African Cinemas: special edition on contemporary South African cinema