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Material(Movie, 2012)

1h 34min | Genre: Comedy
MaterialRating: 2.8/5 (with 44 votes)
Material is a 2012 South African film, directed by Craig Freimond and written by Craig Freimond, Ronnie Apteker, Robbie Thorpe, Rosalind Butler and Riaad Moosa. After playing at Film Africa 2012, it has been shown at numerous film festivals around the world (London, International Film Festival of India, Busan) and gained a reputation as one of the best original South African films and a significant leap forward for the country's film industry. Its portrayal of the lives of Muslims in South Africa was seen as an honest attempt to tackle some of the social issues facing the country's multiracial society. ()
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Available languages: English (Original)
Available subtitles: Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil)
Duration: 1h 34min
Genres: African Movies / Comedies / Dramas
Keywords: Heartfelt / Feel-good / Bittersweet
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About Material

Cassim Kaif is a young Muslim man who works in his father's fabric shop in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. In the family tradition, Cassim, as the only son, is expected to take over the family business from his father.

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Additional Information

Production country: South Africa
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian Nynorsk (NN), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/09/2012
Director: Craig Freimond
Budget: 2,000,000 USD

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