Homecoming: An African Christmas Story (2024)

Homecoming: An African Christmas Story

© Jack & Jill Productions

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Details

  • comedy

Logline

A matriarch summons her daughters from the big city to the village home for what could be their father’s last Christmas. The two sisters are forced to reconnect and re-discover their sisterhood.

Year

2024

Type

Fiction

Format

Feature Film

Country

South Africa

Language

English

Release Date

2024/10/11

Release Platform

Cinemas

Runtime

115 minutes

Stage

Finished

Plot Summary

Mam Nkomo summons her children home for what could be Tat Nkomo’s last Christmas. Luleka and Asanda reluctantly hit the road, grateful for the chance to escape their problems in the big city. Surrounded by family and in the warm embrace of the beautiful hills of their Village, the two sisters are forced to reconnect and re-discover their sisterhood. A carol of hope and joy unfolds as the Nkomo siblings try to create the best Christmas ever for their father. Plans go awry as Silent nights fade into the background. Secrets are revealed. If the Nkomo family can band together and save this Christmas, they can survive anything.

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Cast

Thoko Ntshinga portrait

Thoko Ntshinga

Mam Nkomo

Timmy Kwebulana portrait

Timmy Kwebulana

Tat Nkomo

Zikhona Bali portrait

Zikhona Bali

Luleka

Talitha Ndima portrait

Talitha Ndima

Asanda

Crew

Nkuli Sibeko portrait

Nkuli Sibeko

Writer

Nkuli Sibeko portrait

Nkuli Sibeko

Producer

Mlamleli Maki Esq. portrait

Mlamleli Maki Esq.

Producer

Mlamleli Maki Esq. portrait

Mlamleli Maki Esq.

Director

Companies

Filmfinity logo

Filmfinity

Distributor

Jack & Jill Productions logo

Jack & Jill Productions

Producer

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