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Liyana
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Liyana

Jul 15, 2017
1h 17m
★ 8.8

Dark memories. Bright dreams.

Overview

A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.

Genres

Animation
Documentary

Production Companies

Intaba Creative
DFI
Shine Global
Fork Films
The Bertha Foundation
Doc Society
Independent Film Producers (IFP)
Abramorama

Liyana Trailers

Cast

Gcina Mhlophe

Self

Gcina Mhlophe

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