Machansa, a successful businessman with a severe gambling problem, ends up living in the streets after losing a bet. Now he must survive a year without gambling if he is to regain control of his company and return to middle-class life.
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Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe
Bheki Dlomo
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Muntu Zwane Director · Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe Writer Refilwe Maimela Editor
First release January 1, 2010 · Languages English, Southern Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu
Production
Mad Squad Entertainment
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Original language
Zulu
Spoken on screen
English · Southern Sotho · Xhosa · Zulu
Release dates
South Africa · January 1, 2010
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No release date listed for United States.
South Africa
July 24, 2010 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
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