The Forgotten Kingdom
Lesotho & South Africa • 2013 • 1 hr 41
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Zenzo Ngqobe (Tsotsi, The River) was up for Best Actor at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for his performance as a young man who returns from Johannesburg to rural Lesotho to bury his estranged father.
Why watch?
• 15 international awards, including seven Audience Awards
• Over five million YouTube views
• 86% critics’ score, Rotten Tomatoes
“One of the most beautifully filmed pieces of work to have come out of Southern Africa… A must-see.”
Therese Owen, IOL
Did you know?
• In his screen debut, Lebogang Ntsane was named Best Child Actor at The African Movie Academy Awards, where The Forgotten Kingdom also won Cinematography and Sound awards.
• Cinematographer Carlos Carvalho was widely praised for his work here; you’ll want to add Lesotho to your bucket list after seeing this. Carvalho tragically passed away in 2018 after a fatal run in with a giraffe while filming.
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