Salute! | |
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Directed by | Philippe Talavera |
Written by | Philippe Talavera |
Produced by | OYO Films |
Starring | Adriano Visagie Odile Muller David Ndjavera |
Cinematography | Bernd Curschmann |
Edited by | Haiko Boldt |
Music by | Ponti Dikuua Walter Kahivere |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Namibia |
Language | Afrikaans |
Salute! is a 2017 Namibian drama film directed by Philippe Talavera and produced as a Ombetja Yehinga Organisation (OYO) film. It stars Adriano Visagie, Odile Muller, David Ndjavera in lead roles along with newcomer Monray Garoëb. The film focused on the life of Carlito 'Kado', who is sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, leaving his pregnant girlfriend to fend for herself in the real world.
The film was premiered in October 2017 at the Warehouse Theater. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. On 30 November 2019 at Canal Olympia Ouaga 2000, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, lead actor Adriano Visagie won the Sotigui Award for Best Actor Southern Africa. It is also nominated as best film Southern Africa at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) as well as selected at AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam.
Plot
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Cast
- Adriano Visagie as Carlito 'Kado'
- Odile Muller
- David Ndjavera
- Monray Garoëb
- Dawie Engelbrecht
- Desmond Kamericka
- Sakanombo Kasoma
- Jeremiah Jeremiah
- Dennis !Kharuchab
- Bruno Caldeira
References
- "475: Break the Silence". Indiegogo. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "OYO premieres long awaited DVD "Salute"". ombetja. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "'Salute' is uncompelling". namibian. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Nomination for local film". we.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "ADRIANO VISAGIE WINS THE SOTIGUI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR SOUTHERN AFRICA IN BURKINA FASO FOR 'SALUTE!'". ombetja. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Namibia: Local Film Nominated for 2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards". allafrica. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "'Salute'". FNCC. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "'Salute' nominated at AMVCA". namibian. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
External links
- Salute! on YouTube
- SALUTE! Special Screening with Cast Q&A
- Salute!
- ‘Salute’ to salute the Coast
- Namibian film nominated for 6th Annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
- 2017 ‘Year of the Creatives’