Laundry (2026)
Uhlanjululo
Some dreams cost you your freedom, some cost your life
Johannesburg, 1968. Khuthala hates his father's laundry and doesn't want to take over the family business. But the apartheid government is cracking down on black business ownership. Khuthala is torn between pursuing his own dreams of becoming a musician and fighting against the injustice that threatens the business.
- Date of release
- 2026-08-13
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Zamo Mkhwanazi
Casting
- Ntobeko Sishi — Khuthala
- Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe — Enoch
- Bukamina Cebekhulu
- Zekhethelo Zondi
- Tracy September
Interesting facts
Laundry is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi in her debut feature. The film depicts a young man's aspirations as a musician in apartheid South Africa, clashing with preserving his family's laundry business amid intensifying racial discrimination against Black entrepreneurs.
Production
In October 2024, the film was selected for the Atlas Workshops at the Marrakech International Film Festival. Jeff Nichols, American film director and screenwriter mentored the directors at Atlas Workshops + Project Line-Up.
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