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A Million Colours

A Million Colours

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A Million Colours

2011

1h 50m

7.2(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A story of love and friendship set against the violence of Apartheid in South Africa. It is a story of the ups and downs of the lives of the three main characters, and how their lives intersect over the years.

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Equinoxe Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Wandile Molebatsi

Wandile Molebatsi

Muntu Ndebele

Jason Hartman

Norman Knox

Masello Motana

Masello Motana

Sabela

Stelio Savante

Stelio Savante

Major Shawn Dixon

Mpho Osei Tutu

Mpho Osei Tutu

Bomba

Matshepo Maleme

Matshepo Maleme

Busi

Bongeziwe Mabandla

Sipho

Ernest Ndhlovu

Ernest Ndhlovu

Rakwaba

Felicia Nomvuyo

Violet Ndebele

Patrick Mofokeng

Patrick Mofokeng

Albert

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Bishai
Written by: André Pieterse
Peter Bishai
Produced by: André Pieterse
Michael Mosca

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