In post-apartheid South Africa, Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her own estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker caring obsessively for her catatonic white ‘Madam’. And as Tsidi tries to heal her family, a sinister spectre begins to stir.
Cast
Chumisa Cosa
Tsidi
Nosipho Mtebe
Mavis
Kamvalethu Jonas Raziya
Winnie
Sanda Shandu
Stuart
Khanyiso Kenqa
Luthando
Sizwe Ginger Lubengu
Siphenathi
Siya Sikawuti
Toto
Chris Gxalaba
Malume Mthunzi
Peggy Tunyiswa
Xoliswa
Babalwa Baartman
Voice Artist
Uzile Bam
Xoliswa's Son
Jennifer Boraine
Madam
Jacques de Villiers
Voice Artist
Steve Larter
Grant
Sindiwe Magona
Voice Artist
Awonke Mgushelwa
Skipping Girl
Francesca Varrie Michel
Jogger
Madosini Latozi Mpahleni
Grandmother's Voice
Sisipho Nukuna
Skipping Girl
Verity Price
Young Madam
Liza Scholtz
Anna
Felix Seuffert
Background Artist
Maya Seuffert
Background Artist
Otto Seuffert
Background Artist
Anna Telford
Background Artist
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- Release Date 09/08/2021
- Language Xhosa
- Director Jenna Cato Bass
- Writers Khanyiso Kenqa, Siya Sikawuti, Steve Larter, Sizwe Ginger Lubengu, Nosipho Mtebe, Babalwa Baartman, Peggy Tunyiswa, Chumisa Cosa, Sanda Shandu, Kamvalethu Jonas Raziya, Jenna Cato Bass, Chris Gxalaba
- Editor Jacques de Villiers
- Cinematographer Jenna Cato Bass
- Producers Babalwa Baartman, Kristina Ceyton, Jenna Cato Bass, Samantha Jennings
- Companies Causeway Films, Salmira Productions
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Sep 8, 2021 | Premiere (TIFF Release (Sept 8-18), date not yet announced) | — |
| South Korea | May 1, 2022 | Premiere (Jeonju International Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Jul 14, 2022 | Digital (Shudder) | — |
| United States | Jul 14, 2022 | Digital (Shudder) | — |
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