u'Deliwe

u'Deliwe

1975 · 104 min

This is a story about a country girl Deliwe (Cynthia Shange) who comes from KwaZulu-Natal to the city of gold, Johannesburg. She enters the world of fashion and wins a beauty queen title. The fairy tale takes a turn for the worse when she is involved in a car accident that scars her for life.

Directed by Simon Sabela

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