| Angeliena | |
| Director: | Uga Carlini |
| Music: | Charl-Johan Lingenfelder |
| Cinematography: | Trevor Michael Brown |
| Editing: | Rudolf Buitendach |
| Production Companies: | Towerkop Creations |
| Distributor: | Netflix |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Language: | English |
Angeliena is a 2021 South African comedy-drama film directed and written by Uga Carlini.[1] [2] The film stars Euodia Samson, Tshamano Sebe, Thapelo Mokoena, Colin Moss and Kuli Roberts.[3] [4]
Angeliena was released worldwide on Netflix on October 8, 2021.[5]
In modern day South Africa, colourful Angeliena (Euodia Samson) is a former homeless car guard who is trapped by an unrealistic dream of traveling the world. But when she is diagnosed with a fatal disease, and with a little help from her friends, she dares to put her dream of world travel into motion.[6]
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nominated | Writer's Guild of South Africa Muse Awards | Best Fiction Feature Screenplay | Angeliena | [7] | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best first-time fiction director | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Won | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best achievement in make-up | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best actress in a leading role: Euodia Samson | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best supporting actor: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Achievement in editing | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Won | SAFTA awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | SAFTA awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena |