New on Panguro:
Mirage
The Letter
-
Mirage
Genre: Feature Film - Drama
Length: 104 minutes
Language: English / Shona
Format: 4 K / HD
Directed by: Malaika Mushandu
Featuring: Prudence Katomeni Mbofana, Charmaine Mujeri, Chipo Bizure, Eunice Tava, Joylene Malenga
Production House: Malaika Productions, Joe Njagu Films, MMX Productions
Production Year: 2020
Nominations: 2020 AMAA Awards: Best first time Director, Best Actress in Supporting Role (Charmaine Mujeri), Best Soundtrack
Synopsis:
While serving a 5-year sentence at one of Zimbabwe’s tightest prisons just outside of Harare, Tambu learns of the abuse of her daughter by her own brother back home. Fuelled by the passionate anger of a single mother, Tambu convinces fellow inmates Memo and Zoe to escape together with her.
The plan hangs on a thin thread, as rumours of the escape surface, fuelling an ongoing power struggle between one of the officers and the prison warden. Tambu seizes the moment during a prison ceremony by a popular pastor, and on the backdrop of the Zimbabwean coup in 2017, where president Robert Mugabe was ousted. The trio embark on a thrilling and dangerous prison break.
As we follow the 3 young women’s journey to freedom, we ask ourselves: How do you escape yourself?
-
The Letter
Genre: Feature Film - Drama
Length: 86 minutes
Language: English / Shona
Format: HD
Directed by: Daves Guzha and Joe Njagu
Featuring: Emmanuel Mbirimi, Sarah Mpofu, John Dennisson
Production House: Creative Native and Joe Njagu Films
Production Year: 2019
Synopsis:
It's 2015, following the controversial July 17 legislation by the Zimbabwean government to abruptly cut off thousands of jobs, Simon has been the delivering the dreaded dismissal letters to his colleagues for weeks but when the axe finally yields on the Harare News general manager he takes the bad news very badly. The respected company executive turns into a bonafide criminal.
His 23 year old son has just been chased from university for non payment of tuition fees and his 25 year old mistress has just announced that she is carrying his baby. Simon turns to the bottle but does this bring his job back? Is this child really his? The story navigates through the demise of a man who had big plans after his retirement now faced with destitution and embarrassment.