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South Africa's Akin Omotoso is on something of a hot streak. Already a well known and respected actor seen in titles such as Blood Diamond, Shake Hands With The Devil and Lord Of War, Omotoso came to international attention as a director with 2011 drama Man On Ground. Omotoso has kept busy on both sides of the camera since then, scoring a huge local boxoffice hit with romcom Tell Me Sweet Something and is now back on the international festival circuit with his latest directorial effort Vaya, due to have its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Nhlanhla has no money to pay for his girlfriend’s dowry. His problems seem to be solved when his cousin Xolani, from the big city tells him...

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From Rififi Pictures comes a new film titled “Tell Me Sweet Something,” directed by the award-winning filmmaker Akin Omotoso ("Man on Ground"), which was inspired by Omotoso’s love of love songs, the romance classic "Love Jones," and his desire to tell a story that celebrates love in the city he loves - Johannesburg, South Africa. Starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Kagiso Lediga, Thomas Gumede, Thembi Seete and Mandisa Bardill, “Tell Me Sweet Something” tells the story of Moratiwa (Mbatha): an aspiring novelist with writer’s block. She hasn’t had much luck with love ever since her ex-boyfriend Norman went out to buy milk and never came...

From Rififi Pictures comes a new film titled “Tell Me Sweet Something,” directed by the award-winning filmmaker Akin Omotoso ("Man on Ground"), which was inspired by Omotoso’s love of love songs, the romance classic "Love Jones," and his desire to tell a story that celebrates love in the city he loves - Johannesburg, South Africa. Starring Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Kagiso Lediga, Thomas Gumede, Thembi Seete and Mandisa Bardill, “Tell Me Sweet Something” tells the story of Moratiwa (Mbatha): an aspiring novelist with writer’s block. She hasn’t had much luck with love ever since her ex-boyfriend Norman went out to buy milk and never came...