Skorokoro Explained

Director:Darrell Roodt
Music:Grant Booth
Alun Richards
Country:South Africa[1]
Producer:Christianne Bennetto
Samuel Frauenstein
Dries Maree
Andre Frauenstein
Editor:Leon Gerber
Cinematography:Pierre Smith
Company:Phoenix Films

Skorokoro is a 2016 South African TV Film directed by Darrell Roodt. It was nominated for a Golden Horn award in 2017.[2] The film was produced by Phoenix films in South Africa.[3]

The movie was originally planned as a big screen production but failed to make the grade and was reduced to airing only as a local TV production.

Plot

Happiness and Rose fall in love in a small village in South Africa. They would like to get married, but their families keep that from happening. Happiness decides to enter a race with his old taxi in order to win prize money to pay for his lobola. Happiness will be allowed to marry Rose if and only if he can pay the required lobola.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saftas Nominees Announced. People Magazine. April 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425031320/http://www.peoplemagazine.co.za/celebrity-news/saftas-nominees-announced. April 25, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: South Africa: Stars to Battle For a Golden Horn at Film Awards. Chironda. Melody. allAfrica. 17 March 2017. 26 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Maqamovie finalists star in new film. FilmContact. April 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: Maqamovie finalist Papiso Keogatile gets lead role in new SA film. My TV News. 1 June 2015. September 26, 2022.