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Man on Ground

0.0 80 mins Drama   2011
Director(s): Akin Omotoso

Ade and Femi are expatriate Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful banker in London, while Femi, once a political dissident in his home country, has had to escape to South Africa, live in refugee tenements and work menial jobs. The brothers have not only been physically estranged, their relationship is riddled with unspoken betrayal, guilt and scorn, which they have carried since the early days of their youth. During a short visit to Johannesburg, Ade discovers that his brother has been missing for a week. He sets out to investigate Femi's mysterious disappearance, reconstructing the pieces of his everyday life and the cruel hardships he endured just to survive. A riot erupts while Ade is visiting Femi's former boss in one of the townships. Ade is forced to take shelter with the employer. The mounting violence outside seeps into their exchanges and, eventually, prompts an explosion of revelation.

Casts of Man on Ground

Fana Mokoena

as Timothi

Thishiwe Ziqubu

as Zodwa

Bubu Mazibuko

as Lindiwe

Mandisa Bardill

as Nadia

James Ngcobo

as Ernest

Jet Novuka

as Councilman

Eugene Khoza

as Hype man

Joshua Chisholm

as Young Ade

Mbongeni Nhlapo

as Young Femi

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