A version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, set in a modern-day South African township.A version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, set in a modern-day South African township.A version of Georges Bizet's Carmen, set in a modern-day South African township.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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Zweilungile Sidloyi
- Lulamile Nkomo
- (as Zorro Sidloyi)
Zamile Gantana
- Captain Gantana
- (as Zamile Christopher Gantana)
Gwebile Jim Ngxabaze
- Photographer
- (as Jim Ngxabaze)
Storyline
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- ConnectionsVersion of Carmen o la hija del contrabandista (1911)
Featured review
A very special treat. Rich textures, great acting, fun & gorgeous music.
I don't know why I can't find this movie anywhere in the USA. I saw it in London shortly after it was released. U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha is a departure from the usual movie story-telling. It is novel in it's entire mix of opera and life. It suspends reality right in the middle of reality. It is gorgeous - the colors, the acting, the music and the storyline of course. If you don't walk out with a deeper love of South Africa then you must have closed your eyes. This is such a joyous movie. A must-see particularly if you've had enough of the usual fare. U-Carmen forced me to the realization that Hollywood is formulaic in ways so ingrained I don't even notice. But watch this movie and the cobwebs of Hollywood will be swept away with the banality of your everyday life.
- herbert-gibson
- Dec 23, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- ZAR 5,279,093 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $123,616
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (2005) officially released in Canada in English?
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