U-Carmen [videorecording] / [a Fortissimo Films presentation] ; a Nando's Arts initiative ; in association with Spier Films ; presents a Dimpho Di Kopane film ; directed and produced by Mark Dornford-May ; producer, Ross Garland ; adapted for the screen by Mark Dornford-May, Andiswa Kedama and Pauline Malefane.
Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zorro Sidloyi, Andries Mbali. Title from feature. Based on the opera : Carmen / by Georges Bizet. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: original theatrical trailer (2 min.); "Making U-Carmen" featurette (8 min.); interview with Mark Dornford-May (6 min.); interview with Pauline Malefane (6 min.); interview with Andiswa Kedama (4 min.).
Summary:
South African theater company Dimpho Di Kopane (DDK) performs an adaptation of Carmen set in contemporary South Africa. A cigarette factory worker, Carmen, has a destructive affair with a police sergeant.
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