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Liyana
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Liyana

Jul 15, 2017
1h 17m
★ 9.0

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

Cast

Gcina Mhlophe

Self

Gcina Mhlophe

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