''Something Nice from London'' is a 2013 Zimbabwean British

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film written by Petina Gappah and directed by Nick Marcq. The film stars

Munya Chidzonga Munyaradzi "Munya" Chidzonga (born December 8, 1983) is a Zimbabwean actor. He first rose to prominence in 2008, with his appearance on the reality TV show Big Brother Africa representing Zimbabwe in its third season, in which he achieved third p ...

, Tonderai Munyebvu and Lovewell Chisango in the lead roles while Memory Busoso, Rambidzai Karize and Lauren Marshall play supportive roles. The film is titled ironically as its climax is linked with the untimely death of Peter who dies in London under mysterious circumstances. The film is a joint collaboration of Britain based Latimer Films and British Council. The movie is inspired and adapted from Petina Gappah's short story with the same title which was a part of the award-winning anthology ''An Elergy For Easterly''. The film had its theatrical release on 1 April 2015 coinciding the April Fools' Day but it was screened in few film festivals in late 2013.

Cast

as Jonathan * Memory Busoso as Maimary * Lovewell Chisango as Uncle Matyaya * Rambidzai Karize as Mary * Lauren Marshall as Lisa * Tonderai Munyebvu as Peter * Charles Mzembe as Boss Man Dentist * Pretty Nxaba as Mailisa * Eddie Sandifolo as Cargoman

Plot

Tensions rise in

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

as the Chikwiro family await the arrival of their dead son Peter from

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. Conflict arises on burying of Peter's body which turns out to be a chaos. Peter's mother insists to bury on a local cemetery but Matyaya and Jonathan are persuading other ideas to consider Shurugwi, the place where Peter's father was buried. Mary's cousin Lisa who is in England then informs the relatives of Peter in Harare that it could take another week to send the body.

Filming

The film was mostly shot and set in Zimbabwe and few portions of the film were set in London.

References

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* 2013 films 2013 drama films Zimbabwean drama films Shona-language films Films shot in Zimbabwe Films set in Zimbabwe Films set in England Films set in London 2010s English-language films {{Zimbabwe-film-stub