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Farewell Ella Bella (2018)
Directed by Lwazi Mvusi
Overview
For Ella (24), the death of her alcoholic father leaves her with nothing but debt and the bitter memory of a complicated past. Abandoned by her mother at a young age, she has sacrificed her life, opportunities and love to care for a man she resents, but is now left adrift in the world after his passing. The re-emergence of her nomadic godfather, Neo (46), at her father’s cremation, gives Ella the opportunity to discover a better future for herself in Johannesburg. She also decides that she will bury his ashes at her childhood home in Jo’burg.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Lionel Newton | Mary Anne Barlow | Jay Anstey | Sello Maake Ka-Ncube | Katlego Danke | Noluthando Meje | Chantal Stanfield | Michelle Douglas | Vaughn Callaway Lucas | Kay-Lee Maudave