Dora's Peace
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| Dora's Peace | |
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| Directed by | Konstandino Kalarytis |
| Written by | Andrew Herold |
| Story by | Kosta Kalarytis |
| Produced by | Dumi Gumbi Gabriella Kalarytis Kosta Kalarytis |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Nic Hofmeyr |
| Edited by | Kosta Kalarytis |
| Music by | Geo Höhn |
Production company | One Man Band |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
Dora's Peace is a 2016 South African crime drama directed by Konstandino Kalarytis and starring Khabonina Qubeka, Danny Keogh, Hlubi Mboya, Ronnie Nyakale and Paballo Koza.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Denel Honeyball as Kelly
- Danny Keogh as Stavro
- Paballo Koza as Peace
- Yule Masiteng as Father Khumalo
- Israel Makoe as Shakes
- Hlubi Mboya as Connie
- Tinah Mnumzana as Dora's mom
- Molefi Monaisa as Themba
- Ronnie Nyakale as Vusi
- Khabonina Qubeka as Dora
- Meren Reddy as Ravi
Reception
[edit]Theresa Smith of Independent Online awarded the film four stars out of five.[4]
Accolades and nominations
[edit]The film was nominated for five Africa Movie Academy Awards, including Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Khabonina Qubeka), Best Young Actor (Paballo Koza), Best Makeup and Best Screenplay.[5]
At the Boston International Film Festival, Qubeka won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Actress and director Konstandino Kalarytis won a Special Recognition Award.[6]
For her performance, Hlubi Mboya won the South African Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film.[7] Nerine Pienaar and Jolandi Pienaar were also nominated for the SAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film.[8]
The film also won the Best South African Feature Film award at the Jozi Film Festival and was nominated for the Rapid Lion Award for Best South African Film.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Zeeman, Kyle (11 September 2017). "Local flick Dora's Peace heads to prestigious Orlando Film Festival". The Times (South Africa). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Blignaut, Chari (4 September 2016). "A closer look at the new South African film Dora's Peace". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Zeeman, Kyle (13 August 2015). "Hlubi gets thrown from a window in movie trailer". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Smith, Theresa (26 August 2016). "MOVIE REVIEW: Dora's Peace". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "SA bags 28 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards". News24. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ TSHISALIVE (19 April 2017). "Dora's Peace scores big in Boston but is 'still trying to win SA's love'". The Times (South Africa). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Thangevelo, Debashine (19 March 2017). "#SAFTAs11 - And the winners are..." Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "SAFTA Awards Nominees 2017". Algoa FM. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ TSHISALIVE (28 March 2017). "Dora's Peace gets international recognition". The Times (South Africa). Retrieved 22 August 2019.