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A STALE marriage with the hope that a pregnancy will change things for the better; a gay couple that collapses after infidelity; Friends who drifted and a young woman struggling with financial problems are part of a plot in the international feature film, Faces, which premiered at the Durban International Film Festival (Diff)
. This story was told by our internationally renowned actress, Terry Pheto.
Speaking at the Sunday Tribune, Pheto said that she was attracted to the screenplay as it reflected the realities of women around the world
"As an actor, I always watch screenplay and what I think we still have a role to play in highlighting the issues that affect society, some people use activism, they go out and protest, I do it in the cinema
"We have to all use what we have to educate people about the problems we face and that's what the film does. "
The film was shot in London and directed by Nigerian Briton Joseph Adejuwon Adesunloy, with from other well-known African actors, Shingai Shoniwa, Aki Omoshaybi, Suzette Llewellyn and Matthieu Charneau
Pheto said that the first on a platform like him recalled "As a producer for the first time I was very lucky that my film, Ayanda, opened its doors in Diff a few years ago, "she said.
Adensuloy said that he hoped people "I'm proud of filming in the UK, but it's an African story with African stars, that's why I'm very pleased with his first in Durban on African soil, "he said.
SUNDAY TRIBUNE
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