South African Venda film, Elelwani, was chosen to represent the country as the official entry for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the Annual Academy Awards.
Starring Florence Masebe, Vusi Kunene the movie, tells the story of Elelwani and her boyfriend who return home after university to tell Elelwani’s family of their plans to marry and travel the world together.
The film is based on the novel by Dr. Titus Maumela and is directed by Ntshavheni wa Luruli.
The beauty of the film is that is explores the Tshivenda culture in detail
At the African Movie Academy Awards the film took home the award for best production design and Florence Masebe won the award for best actress in a leading role.
If nominated by the Oscar committee; Elelwani will join Tsotsi and previously nominated Yesterday as South African films that have been represented at the Oscars.