''Dora's Peace'' is a 2016 South African crime drama directed by Konstandino Kalarytis and starring Khabonina Qubeka,

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, Hlubi Mboya, Ronnie Nyakale and Paballo Koza.

Cast

*Denel Honeyball as Kelly *

as Stavro * Paballo Koza as Peace *Yule Masiteng as Father Khumalo *Israel Makoe as Shakes * Hlubi Mboya as Connie *Tinah Mnumzana as Dora's mom *Molefi Monaisa as Themba *Ronnie Nyakale as Vusi * Khabonina Qubeka as Dora *Meren Reddy as Ravi

Reception

Theresa Smith of

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awarded the film four stars out of five.

Accolades and nominations

The film was nominated for five

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, including Best Achievement in Sound,

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(Khabonina Qubeka), Best Young Actor (Paballo Koza), Best Makeup and Best Screenplay. At the

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, Qubeka won the Indie Spirit Award for Best Actress and director Konstandino Kalarytis won a Special Recognition Award. For her performance, Hlubi Mboya won the

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for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film. Nerine Pienaar and Jolandi Pienaar were also nominated for the SAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design – Feature Film. The film also won the Best South African Feature Film award at the Jozi Film Festival and was nominated for the Rapid Lion Award for Best South African Film.

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* * {{rotten-tomatoes, doras_peace South African action films South African crime drama films English-language South African films 2010s English-language films 2010s South African films 2016 crime drama films