''A Million Colours'', also called ''Colors of Heaven'', is a 2011 film directed by Peter Bishai and co-written with Andre Pieterse. It is based on the lives of Muntu Ndebele and Norman Knox, actors in the film '' Forever Young, Forever Free'', also known as ''e'Lollipop''. It follows them from the success of the film around the time of the

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, through to the election of

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Cast

* Wandile Molebatsi as Muntu Ndebele * Jason Hartman as Norman Knox * Masello Motana as Sabela *

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as Major Shawn Dixon

Reception

One reviewer said of the film, "It is a tale of the exploration of morality, self-sacrifice, integrity and the conviction of one’s belief system. To those with an open mind it will offer a rich exploration of the past, but it is one that requires an appreciation of telling the story of the personal to take us inside the past, and bring child film star Muntu’s story to life."

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* * * 2011 films English-language South African films 2011 crime drama films Canadian crime drama films South African crime drama films Films set in South Africa 2010s English-language films English-language crime drama films 2010s South African films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-crime-drama-film-stub