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A boy called Hope

2010 108 min Xhosa
Wubly rating 6.8 IMDb rating 7.5

Against all odds Themba realizes his dream playing for the National soccer team, Bafana Bafana.

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Cast

30 people

Stefanie Sycholt Director · Annette Focks Composer

Worldwide gross $21K · United States release October 16, 2010 · Produced in Germany, South Africa

Box office

Worldwide gross

$20,937

Production

D

Do Production

Production

R

Rheingold Films

Production

M

MSM Studios

Production

Z

Zeitsprung Entertainment

Production

Germany · South Africa

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Languages

Original title

Themba

Original language

Xhosa

Spoken on screen

English · Xhosa · Zulu

Release dates

Germany · February 13, 2010

Berlin International Film Festival

South Africa · August 5, 2010

Theatrical

United States · October 16, 2010

Mill Valley Film Festival

Japan

September 8, 2011 · Aichi International Women's Film Festival

Netherlands

November 19, 2010 · IDFA Festival

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