''Vaya'' is a 2016 South African
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Akin Omotoso
Akin Omotoso (born 1974) is a Nigerian film director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing the 2022 film ''Rise''. Both his father Kole Omotoso and his sister Yewande Omotoso are also writers.
Early life and education
Omotoso was ...
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It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.
Awards
The festival's final awards were ...
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Cast
* Phuthi Nakene as Patricia
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Warren Masemola as Xolani
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Azwile Chamane-Madiba as Zodwa
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Nomonde Mbusi as Thobeka
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Harriet Manamela as Grace
* Sihle Xaba as Nhlanhla
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Zimkhitha Nyoka as Zanele
* Sibusiso Msimang as Nkulu
Reception
Review aggregation website
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...
gives the film an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews and an average rating of 10/10.
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
South African drama films
Zulu-language films
Films directed by Akin Omotoso
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