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Wikipedia article




'Izulu Lami' (means in Zulu: '"My Sky"' or '"My Heaven"';Google Translator, Zulu to English: [https://translate.google.com/?sl=zu&tl=en&text=izulu%20lami&op=translate "izulu lami"], result: "my heaven", Access date: 31 May 2022 English title: '"My Secret Sky"'[https://kilntheatre.com/whats-on/izulu-lami-my-secret-sky/ Izulu Lami (My Secret Sky)], Kiln-Theatre, Access date: 02 June 2022) is a 2009 South African film. The movie was shot in the Zulu language; only a few sentences of English are spoken.

When their mother dies, the ten-year-old girl Thembi and her younger brother go to the city of Durban, but are lost in the city alone in a confused state.

Synopsis



Ten-year and her eight-year-old brother, Khwezi, lose their mother. Their aunt is supposed to take care of them, but once she's sold the few things they have, she disappears. The children are left with nothing but a traditional Zulu mat made by their mother before she died.[https://www.news24.com/channel/Movies/Reviews/Izulu-Lami-My-Secret-Sky-20090819 Izulu Lami - My Secret Sky], Channel24, Shaheema Barodien, 19 August 2009 Taking their destiny in her hands, Thembi convinces her brother that they should go to the big city of Durban. But once they arrive, they find themselves adrift in a terrifying metropolis.[https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2009-09-01-another-touch-of--heaven-for-local-cinema/ Another touch of heaven for local cinema], Times Live, 01 September 2009 The very essence of Thembi and Kwezi's bonds are threatened as the city becomes a monster that threatens to completely overwhelm and defeat them.

Bibliography



* [http://www.spling.co.za/movie-reviews/card/Izulu%20Lami Izulu Lami], Spling - Movie Critics, Access date: 31 May 2022

* [https://mg.co.za/article/2009-08-21-durban-aacute-la-dickens/ Durban la Dickens], Mail&Guardian, 21 August 2009

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