Riding with Sugar

Riding with Sugar

Who Are You?

2020 · 107 min · ★ 8.1 · Drama

Joshua, lives in an informal settlement with his grandmother and father, a well-educated black man and single parent who was forced to flee his home as a result of Zimbabwean politics. Once a scholarship student with a great future, Joshua dreams of winning a BMX cycling championship as a means to finding a better life than the spaza shop which his father owns, can provide. But, even this dream is shattered when he narrowly survives a vicious xenophobic attack during which his father and grandmother lose their lives.

Directed by Sunu Gonera · Written by Sunu Gonera

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