Lettre d'amour zoulou (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Ramadan Suleman

Writers:

Bhekizizwe Peterson (writer)
Ramadan Suleman (writer)

Release Date:

19 April 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Sophie Mgcina
Kurt Egelhof
Mpumi Malatsi	...	Mangi
Pamela Nomvete	...	Thandi (as Pamela Nomvete Marimbe)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Connie Mfuku

Directed by
Ramadan Suleman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bhekizizwe Peterson		writer
Ramadan Suleman		writer

Produced by
Jacques Bidou	....	producer
Marianne Dumoulin	....	producer
Bhekizizwe Peterson	....	producer

Original Music by
Zim Ngqawana

Cinematography by
Manuel Teran

Film Editing by
Jacques Comets

Production Design by
Patrick Deschènes

Art Direction by
Darryl Hammer

Production Management
Carine Stander	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Meunier	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Gita Cerveira	....	sound
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	foley recordist
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound mixer
Jean Mallet	....	sound editor
Jean Mallet	....	sound effects editor
Jeanne Oberson	....	dialog editor

Editorial Department
Jean-Louis Alda	....	color timer
Laurent Desbrueres	....	color timer
Jeanne Oberson	....	assistant editor
Emmanuelle Pencalet	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Grant Keir	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Hollybell
• FMB2 Films
• ZDF/Arte
• JBA Production
• Natives at Large

Distributors

• Les Films du Safran (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

Ein Liebesbrief auf Zulu (Germany) (TV title)
Zulu Love Letter (International: English title)

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:105 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

France | South Africa | Germany

Language:

French Sign Language | English | Zulu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Hollybell

brilliant, real, and different

The most honest movie about the legacy left by apartheid and the problems people have with the way things have turned out. The story is sadly a common one in our history, but the way the subject is handled is both new and accurate. I saw a screening in the company of a number of people who have lived through similar experiences, and the response was overwhelmingly positive, though obviously emotional. It's a much more real portrayal of the Truth and Reconcilition Commission and it's inherent problems than Red Dust, and much less influenced by foreign interests than the recent spate of movies about Africa. It's not an easy one to sit through, but well worth it.