The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
Simbiso, a determined 17-year-old girl from a rural village, carries the weight of raising her younger siblings after losing their parents. When she is cornered by her aunt to marry an old man as a ticket out of poverty, she is forced to make a hard decision.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles MutyavaviriDirector
- Charles MutyavaviriWriter
Cast
- Khulekani NdlovuSimbiso
- Ryan HusseinHatiwandi
- Teddy MangawaCoaster
- Conrad MwanawasheMr. Madondo
- Hanniel TinarwoFaith
- Andre NdhlovuBatsirai
- Vimbai NyamakuraMai Majongwe
- Martin SydrinaSisi Brenda
- Marvellous A. MatutuMai Damasco
- Tapfumanei MutyavaviriCouncillor
- Eugenia FiveTete
- Martha ShekedeSex Worker 1
Stills
Themes
melancholycoming of agesurvivalfamilyhuman rightszimbabweforced marriageorphan siblingswomen empowermenttenseurgent