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U-Carmen eKhayelitsha

Name: U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
Released: 2005

2005

Bizet's opera Carmen is transplanted to a modern-day township outside Cape Town, sung in Xhosa, as a fiercely independent woman's passions lead a besotted soldier toward ruin. A vibrant, acclaimed musical drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from South Africa

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through South Africa. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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