Canada / Sep 08, 2021 / TIFF Release (Sept 8-18), date not yet announced
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Anna Telford | Background Artist |
Genres
DramaHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mlungu Wam |
| Original language | XH |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | South Africa |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Causeway Films, Salmira Productions |
| Release date | 8 settembre 2021 |
| Executive producer | Sam Frohman, Richard Mansell, David Bass, Salman Al-Rashid, Jason Newmark |
| Production | Simon Ratcliffe, Babalwa Baartman, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Jenna Cato Bass |
| Writer | Kamvalethu Jonas Raziya, Sanda Shandu, Khanyiso Kenqa, Chumisa Cosa, Jenna Cato Bass, Peggy Tunyiswa, Babalwa Baartman, Chris Gxalaba, Nosipho Mtebe, Sizwe Ginger Lubengu, Steve Larter, Siya Sikawuti |
| Editing | Jacques de Villiers |
| Cinematography | Jenna Cato Bass |
| Assistant directors | Jenna Cato Bass |
| Camera operators | Jenna Cato Bass |
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| Additional photography | Jenna Cato Bass |
| Production design | Jenna Cato Bass, Babalwa Baartman |
| Art direction | Jenna Cato Bass, Babalwa Baartman |
| Set decoration | Jenna Cato Bass, Babalwa Baartman |
| Music | Simon Ratcliffe |
| Sound | Simon Ratcliffe |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / May 01, 2022 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Digital
United Kingdom / Jul 14, 2022 / Shudder
United States / Jul 14, 2022 / Shudder
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