14 June 2021
Pearls of Wisdom (2020)
Nhlakanipho is a talented young girl with a big dream – to be an actress. The Johannesburg School of the Arts could be the key to her future, a place where her passion and dreams will be supported. But it’s up to Nhlakanipho to come into her own as a young woman and as a performer if she’s to succeed. Will she find her voice or lose it in the crowd?
The film stars Amina Jack (Isibaya’s Thokozani), SAFTA winner Linda Sokhulu (Still Breathing, Sokhulu and Partners), International Emmy nominee Lerato Mvelase (Life, Above All, Home Affairs), Makgofe Moagi (Skeem Saam) and Thabiso Ramotshela (The River).
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