The Lucky Specials

Feb 28, 2017

1h 48m

★ 0.0

The gig of his life. The fight of his life.

Overview

The Lucky Specials are a cover band in a dusty town in southern Africa. Mandla is a miner by day and plays lead guitar for The Lucky Specials by night. He dreams of making it big in the music industry. When tragedy strikes, the band, Mandla and their friend Nkanyiso struggle to hold everything together.

Genres

Drama

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Discovery Learning Alliance

Quizzical Pictures

Nigma Pictures

Tangled Bank Studios

The Lucky Specials Trailers

Cast

Mandla

Oros Mampofu

Nkanyiso

Sivenathi Mabuya

Bra Easy

Blondia Makhene

Jose

Richard Lukunku

Sello

Thomas Gumede

Zwanga

Fulu Mugovhani

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The Lucky Specials

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