Zulu Wedding

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

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]

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  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.