The Forgotten Kingdom by South African producers ZenHQ Films and Binary Film Works has won two international awards in the past week.
The first feature film produced in and about Lesotho received the Golden Punt Audience Award for Best Film at the 33rd Cambridge Film Festival in the UK, competing against 55 other films making their UK premiere.
On Sunday 6 October the movie scooped the awards for Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Editor at the Woodstock Film Festival in New York.
Additionally, the production has been selected for 31 film festivals in the US, Canada, Europe and Africa.
Written and directed by Andrew Mudge, the movie opens in the gritty streets of Johannesburg before moving to the stunning scenery of Lesotho, and tells the story of a young man’s pilgrimage home to re-discover his roots.
The Forgotten Kingdom stars among others Jerry Mofokeng, Lillian Dube, Zenzo Ngqobe, Nozipho Nkelemba and Lebohang Ntsane.
The film releases in South Africa in April 2014 through Indigenous Films.
