Zulu Wedding is a 2017 South African romantic comedy film produced, written and directed by Lineo Sekeleoane on her directorial debut.[1] The film casts artists of South Africa, Nigeria and US.[2] The film stars Nondumiso Tembe, Kelly Khumalo, Darrin Henson in the lead roles. The portions of the film were primarily shot in South Africa, New York and Botswana.[3] The principal photography of the film underwent financial troubles especially when the production team announced its release date in 2017.[3] The release was later postponed on 23 February 2018. The producer cleared the financial issues in mid 2019 and the film had its theatrical release on 11 October 2019.[4][5]

Zulu Wedding
Directed byLineo Sekeleoane
Screenplay byJulie Hall
Lineo Sekeleoane
Based onZulu culture
Produced byLineo Sekeleoane
StarringNondumiso Tembe
Darrin Henson
Kelly Khumalo
Music byRaphael Fimm
Release dates
  • 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

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Synopsis

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A beautiful young dancer Lu Sabata (Nondumiso Tembe) who moves to US from her motherland South Africa in order to pursue her career in dancing, falls in love with Tex Wilson (Darrin Henson), a New York based man. However a complication is caused due to the family background of Lu who is from the royal Zulu family and is determined to fulfill her aspirations in the US, but is bound by an ancestral debt to marry a Zulu royal family member.

References

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  1. ^ "Zulu Wedding director reveals more behind her feature film debut | IOL Entertainment". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Meet the women behind 'The Zulu Wedding' | The Star". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Dlamini, Palesa (4 October 2019). "SA film explores the complexities of marrying into the Zulu royalty". CityPress. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Zulu Wedding". Channel. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Zulu Wedding hits South African Cinemas". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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