The Two of Us (2014 film)

The Two of Us
Film poster
Thina Sobabili: The Two of Us
Directed byErnest Nkosi
Written byErnest Nkosi
Mozzie Pheeha
Produced byErnest Nkosi, Mozzie Pheeha, Enos Manthata, Mpho "Popps" Modikoane, Mpho Nthangeni
StarringEmmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva

Busisiwe Mtshali Richard Lukunku Zikhona Sodlaka Mpho "Popps" Modikoane Thato Dhladla Thembi Nyandeni Hazel Mhlaba

Kope Makgae
CinematographyMotheo Moeng
Edited byWarwick Allan
Music byMpho Nthangeni
Production
company
The Monarchy Group
Distributed byThe Monarchy Group (Africa - Times Media Films)
Release dates
  • 19 July 2014 (2014-07-19) (Durban International Film Festival)[1][2][3]
  • 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageZulu (English subtitles)

The Two of Us (originally Thina Sobabili: The Two of Us) is a 2014 drama film produced, written and directed by Ernest Nkosi. Set in Alexandra, Johannesburg the film tells a story of tough choices made by the youth living in the township neighborhood.

Independently funded by The Monarchy Group over a four-year period and filmed in a week, The Two of Us won the Audience Award at the 2015 Pan African Film Festival[4] and won the same award seven days later at the Jozi Film Festival. On the weekend of its theatrical release, it won the Silverback Best Feature Film at the Rwanda Film Festival whilst ranking 8th as the only non-studio film in the top 10 at the South African box office.

The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[5]

Cast

  • Emmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva as Thulani
  • Busisiwe Mtshali as Zanele
  • Richard Lukunku as Skhalo
  • Zikhona Sodlaka as Zoleka
  • Mpho "Popps" Modikoane as Mandla
  • Thato Dhladla as Sbu
  • Thembi Nyandeni as Gogo
  • Hazel Mhlaba as Tumi
  • Kope Makgae as Mr Finance

Film Festival Awards

  1. The Pan African Film Festival 2015 - Audience Award
  2. Jozi Film Festival 2015 - Audience Award
  3. Rwanda Film Festival 2015 - Silverback Best Feature Film

See also

References

  1. ^ "9 films to watch at the Durban International Film Festival". CNN. 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Full Program Announced for 2014 Durban International Film Festival". 29 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Événements | Africultures : Festival international du Film de Durban (DIFF) 2014".
  4. ^ "film wins landslide victory at film festival". Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (22 September 2015). "South Africa Sets Drama for Foreign-language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2015.


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