U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005)
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- 2h 2min
- Musical, Drama
- 01 Apr 2005 (Greece)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
Pauline Malefane | ... |
Carmen - cigarette girl
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Andile Tshoni | ... |
Jongikhaya
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Lungelwa Blou | ... |
Nomakhaya
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Zweilungile Sidloyi | ... |
Lulamile Nkomo
(as Zorro Sidloyi)
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Andries Mbali | ... |
Bra Nkomo
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Zamile Gantana | ... |
Captain Gantana
(as Zamile Christopher Gantana)
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Andiswa Kedama | ... |
Amanda - cigarette girl
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Ruby Mthethwa | ... |
Pinki - cigarette girl
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Noluthando Boqwana | ... |
Manelisa - cigarette girl
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Gwebile Jim Ngxabaze | ... |
Photographer
(as Jim Ngxabaze)
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Dipuo Mogoregi | ... |
Bongiwe - cigarette girl
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Fika Majola | ... |
Nana - cigarette girl
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Fikile Khuzwayo | ... |
Sibongele - cigarette girl
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Gracious Mbatha | ... |
Mazet - cigarette girl
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Mpontseng Nyatsa | ... |
Diketso - cigarette girl
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Nandie Mahlangu | ... |
Mikki - cigarette girl
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Nobapostile Msongelwa | ... |
Thandi - cigarette girl
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Portia Dladla | ... |
Busi - cigarette girl
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Sindiswa Mndela | ... |
Zukiswa - cigarette girl
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Thobeka Bede | ... |
Titana . cigarette girl
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Zoliswa Qumza | ... |
Khanyi - cigarette girl
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Zintle Mgole | ... |
Faniswa - cigarette girl
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Bulelwa Cosa | ... |
Mandisa - cigarette girl
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Thandiwe Mesele | ... |
Fatty - cigarette girl
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Ntobeko Rwanda | ... |
Mongezi - policeman
(as Ntobeko 'Top C' Rwanda)
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Lusindiso Dubula | ... |
Lusindiso - policeman
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Bongani Bubu | ... |
Kedama - policeman
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Mvakalisi Madotyeni | ... |
Msongelwa - policeman
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Andile Kosi | ... |
Sergeant Kosi
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Thembela James | ... |
Laboureur
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Mzukisi Gaadushe | ... |
Laboureur
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Sanele Mohlomi | ... |
Jwarha - store keeper
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Ebenezer Madoda Sawuli | ... |
Maqhuzu - poor man
(as Ebenezer Sawuli)
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Mvuyisi Mali | ... |
Eric - regular at bra nkomo
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Sibulele Mjali | ... |
Kayza - smuggler
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Bongani Mbato | ... |
Mthura - smuggler
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Sibusiso Ziqubo | ... |
Tiny - barman at bra nkomo's
(as Sibusiso 'Otto' Ziqubu)
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Zukele Goadushe | ... |
Zukile - smuggler
(as Zukile Gqadushe)
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Joel Mthethwa | ... |
Sangoma man
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Mvuyisi Mjali | ... |
Soldier
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ross Garland | ... |
Policeman
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Directed by
Mark Dornford-May |
Written by
Mark Dornford-May | ... | () |
Ludovic Halévy | ... | (opera libretto "Carmen") |
Andiswa Kedama | ... | () |
Pauline Malefane | ... | () |
Henri Meilhac | ... | (opera libretto "Carmen") |
Prosper Mérimée | ... | (novella) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Mark Dornford-May | ... | producer |
Lucinda Englehart | ... | associate producer |
Ross Garland | ... | executive producer / producer |
Niki Hall-Jones | ... | line producer |
Tanya Wagner | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
Giulio Biccari |
Editing by
Ronelle Loots |
Editorial Department
Nerissa Black | ... | post-production coordinator |
Catherine Pantazopoulos | ... | colorist |
Jonene van Zyl | ... | post-production coordinator |
Production Design by
Craig Smith |
Costume Design by
Jessica Dornford-May |
Makeup Department
Dagogo Diminas | ... | key makeup artist (as Jack Dagogo) |
Production Management
Randy Crabb | ... | production manager |
Nicci Van Niekerk | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claire Letoret | ... | first assistant director |
Trish Wylie | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Henry Louw | ... | property master |
Sound Department
Carmen Borgia | ... | re-recording mixer |
Barry Donnelly | ... | dialogue editor / sound designer / sound editor / sound effects editor |
Simon Rice | ... | sound mixer |
Melvin Rickarby | ... | sound producer |
Andy Rose | ... | sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
Marc Bloch | ... | post supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Sarel Eloff | ... | additional cinematographer |
Kenny Fisher | ... | chief lighting technician |
Guy Hodgen | ... | first assistant camera |
Zak O'Leary | ... | key grip (as Zak 'Ebenezzer' O'Leary) |
Justin Youens | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leonie Roberts | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
Georges Bizet | ... | music by |
Charles Hazlewood | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Ria Van Heerden | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Peter Ndifon | ... | unit transport manager |
Additional Crew
Ozren K. Glaser | ... | production coordinator |
Sharifa Ismail | ... | accountant |
Johann Joubert | ... | unit assistant |
Joel Mthethwa | ... | choreographer |
Rob Muir | ... | title designer: opening titles |
Tammy Nicol | ... | production coordinator |
J.C. Smuts | ... | production coordinator |
Neil Stuart | ... | title designer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Dendy Films (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
- ID Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Koch Lorber Films (2007) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Look Now! (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Lorber Films (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Pelicanfilms (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Imbumba Symphony Orchestra (music performed by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Georges Bizet's 19th-century opera that was filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The energy, compassion, and heat of township life in all its elements create a constantly visually interesting and dynamic background for the unfolding of the story, which owes part of its huge popularity to the thrilling combination of a violent gangster tale with a passionate, almost supernatural love story. As it unfolds, it explores issues of fame and wealth, the position of a strong and independently minded woman in a very masculine society and, perhaps most importantly, the incomprehensible attraction between abuser and victim. Bizet's opera, based on Prosper Merimée's novel, premiered in Paris on March 3, 1875. Set in a poor area of Seville, the story of the magnetic woman who seduces, loves, and ultimately destroys her lover and herself, is well known. Girl (Carmen) seduces boy (Don José), boy becomes completely obsessed, girl leaves boy for another (the Matador), boy in a jealous rage kills her. Carmen's mother-obsessed soldier lover who is displaced by the glamorous matador is one of the greatest tragic figures in all of musical theater. But the story is her story. Why does she push her soldier into violence? Why doesn't she escape at the last moment? What drives her to destruction? Although these fascinating aspects of human relationships are explored in a penetrating and at times uncomfortable way, this is no intellectual journey but a bawdy, passionate, and vibrant tale with enormous warmth and heat, and some of the greatest tunes ever written. The fantastic vitality and huge skill of the performers from Dimpho Di Kopane make an impact beyond that achieved by any filmed opera to date. The soundtrack, recorded by Dimpho Di Kopane with Imbumba, a young South African orchestra, combines Bizet's score with traditional South African music, which creates a powerful musical experience. Written by KOCH Lorber Films |
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Budget | ZAR5,279,093 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Movie Connections | Version of Carmen o la hija del contrabandista (1911). See more » |
Soundtracks | Carmen See more » |