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How could a recently orphaned, 10-year old homeless South African boy ever be called Lucky? Over the grave of his dead mother, Lucky makes a promise to make something of himself. Leaving the security of his remote Zulu village for the big city with the hope of going to school, he arrives on the doorstep of an uncle who has no use for him. Lucky then falls in with Padma, an elderly Indian woman with an inherent fear of Africans, who takes him in as she would a stray dog. Together, unable to speak each other's language, they develop an unlikely bond. Through an odyssey marked by greed, violence, and, ultimately, belonging, Lucky shows how a child's spirit can bring out decency, humility and even love in adults struggling to survive in the new South Africa.
Original Release
09/11/2011
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sihle Dlamini | Lucky Ntlantla |
Jayashree Basavaraj | Padma / Padma (as Jayashree Basavra) |
James Ngcobo | Jabulani |
Vusi Kunene | Dumisani |
Brenda Ngxoli | Lindiwe |
Magdaline le Roux | Nellie |
Mary Twala | Dudu |
Mduduzi Mabaso | Bongile |
Jabu Tshabalala | Sindile |
Kavitha Siverpersad | Waitress |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sihle Dlamini | Lucky Ntlantla |
Jayashree Basavaraj | Padma / Padma (as Jayashree Basavra) |
James Ngcobo | Jabulani |
Vusi Kunene | Dumisani |
Brenda Ngxoli | Lindiwe |
Magdaline le Roux | Nellie |
Mary Twala | Dudu |
Mduduzi Mabaso | Bongile |
Jabu Tshabalala | Sindile |
Kavitha Siverpersad | Waitress |
Yule Masiteng | Village elder |
Ronnie Nyakale | Moli |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Avie Luthra | Executive Producer |
Steve Brown | Executive Producer |
Kathleen Goll | Executive Producer |
Christopher J. Wilmot | Executive Producer |
Elliott Borkum | Producer |
Darren Cameron | Producer |
Kweku Mandela | Producer |
Thabo Motloung | Producer |
Lance Samuels | Producer |