''Angeliena'' is a 2021

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed and written by

Uga Carlini Uga Carlini is a South African film director, writer and producer. She is best known for her work on the documentary film, ''Alison'', music video, ''17 Shots'' and feature film, ''Angeliena''. Life and career Carlini was born in Pretoria, Gau ...

. The film stars

Euodia Samson Euodia Samson (born 1970), is a South African actress and TV personality. She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; ''SOS'', ''Arendsvlei'', ''Big Okes'', ''Madam & Eve'' and ''Fishy Feshuns''. Personal life Euodia Sams ...

, Tshamano Sebe,

Thapelo Mokoena Thapelo Mokoena is a South African actor, television producer and presenter. He is best known for his role on UKs Bulletproof S3 as William, Trackers the series and presenting the first season of the South African version of the reality competit ...

Colin Moss Colin William Moss (30 April 1914 – 16 December 2005) was a British artist and teacher who served as a camouflage designer during World War Two. Biography Early life Moss was born in Ipswich above the family shop and off-licence. His fath ...

and Kuli Roberts. ''Angeliena'' was released worldwide on

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on October 8, 2021.

Premise

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.

Cast

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Angeliena on Letterboxd.com
* The 2022 Africa Movie Academy Awards nominations are here and they're bigger than ever. GQ South Africa. 27 October 2022. https://www.gq.co.za/culture/entertainment/the-2022-africa-movie-academy-awards-nominations-are-here-and-theyre-bigger-than-ever-d90c9ff4-9c72-4083-b446-18b49e33ecd4 * Africa Movie Academy Awards. AMAA 2022 Winners. https://ama-awards.com/amaa-2022-winners/ * 2022 SAFTAs - all the nominees. https://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=54576 2021 films 2021 comedy-drama films African-American comedy-drama films 2020s English-language films English-language comedy-drama films Netflix original films English-language South African films 2020s American films {{SouthAfrica-film-stub