When the Sun Sets
7.1
Johannesburg, 1985. A young black nurse living in apartheid South Africa must face her worst fears when her activist younger brother doesn't return after school. Inspired by a true story.
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Cast
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Zikhona Bali
Lerato
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Aphiwe Mkefe
Anele
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Thembekile Mathe
Khanyi
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Awonke Mtonjana
Thabo
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Quinne Brown
Marie (Head Nurse)
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Lumkile Mkwalo
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Morne Van Jaarsveld
Jannie (Policeman)
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Ryan Angilly
David (Policeman)
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Phumi Morare Director · Motjaba Mirshekari Editor Waldemar Coetsee Production designer
United States release August 7, 2021 · Produced in South Africa · Languages Afrikaans, English, Xhosa
Production
Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lakutshon' Ilanga
Original language
Xhosa
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English · Xhosa
Release dates
United States · August 7, 2021
Digital · BlackStar Film Festival (Virtual)
United States
September 4, 2021 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
February 8, 2022 · Digital · HBO Max
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