The Road to Sunrise

The Road to Sunrise
Film poster
Directed byShemu Joyah
Written byShemu Joyah
StarringTapiwa Gwaza
Release date
  • 3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryMalawi
LanguagesChichewa[1]
English

The Road to Sunrise is a 2017 Malawian drama film directed by Shemu Joyah. It was selected as the Malawian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] It was the first film to be submitted by Malawi in the Foreign Language Oscar category.[3][4]

Cast

  • Tapiwa Gwaza as Nanawake
  • Bright Kabota as Lamba

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blantyre on 'The Road to Sunrise'". The Times Group. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ "87 Countries In Competition for 2018 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ Kilday, Gregg (8 October 2018). "Oscars: 87 Countries Submit Films in Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Gondwe, Edith (11 October 2018). "The Road to Sunrise up for Oscars". The Nation. Retrieved 13 October 2018.