''Soweto Green'' is a 1995 South African

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directed by David Lister and starring

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, L. Scott Caldwell and Casper de Vries.BFI.org
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Plot

Following the election of Nelson Mandela as president, a middle-class American couple relocate from Los Angeles to

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to help build the new society. There reality and expectations soon begin to clash.

Release

24 March 1995.

Cast

as Dr. Curtis Tshabalala * L. Scott Caldwell as Cora Tshabalala * Casper de Vries as Adrian Fluit *

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as Amanda Fluit * Cobus Rossouw as Voseie Fluit * Zukile Ggobose as Looksmart * Nkhensani Manganyi as Thandeka * Connie Mfuku as Mawe * Daphney Hlomuka as Tryphina * Muso Sefatsa as Thandeka * Sue Pam Grant as Amelia * Martin Le Maitre as Aubrey * Francois Stemmer as Leon * Dambuza Mdledle as Dr. Davel * Thulane Grubane as Uncle Ho * Babsy Selela as Lenin *

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as Kugel 1 * Eleni Cousins as Kugel 2 * Crispin De Nuys as Mao *

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as Eva * Greg Melvill-Smith as Fritz * Alan T. Mark as Malhond

References

External links

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''Journal of African Cinemas'': special edition on contemporary South African cinema
1995 films 1995 comedy films 1990s English-language films English-language South African films South African comedy films Films directed by David Lister 1990s South African films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub