Riding with Sugar
{{short description|2020 film}}
{{Sources exist|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Riding with Sugar
| image =
| director = Sunu Gonera
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Sunu Gonera
- Helena Spring
- Anna Walton
}}
| writer = Sunu Gonera
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Charles Mnene
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim
- Simona Brown
- Hlayani Junior Mabasa
- Paballo Koza
- Neo Munhenga
- Shelley Nicole
- Brendon Daniels
}}
| music =
| cinematography = Rory O’Grady
| editing = Gordon Midgley
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- Shekinah Tribe
- Helena Spring Films
}}
| distributor = Netflix
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|11|27}}
| runtime =
| country = South Africa
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Riding with Sugar is a South African drama film directed, written and produced by Sunu Gonera. The film stars Charles Mnene, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Simona Brown, Hlayani Junior Mabasa, Paballo Koza and Neo Munhenga.
Cast
- Charles Mnene as Joshua
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Mambo
- Simona Brown as Olivia
- Hlayani Junior Mabasa as Rusty
- Paballo Koza as Vetkoek
- Neo Munhenga as Femi
- Shelley Nicole as Lead dancer
- Brendon Daniels as Green Eyes
Production
In November 2018, it was revealed that the film began production. The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa.{{Cite web |title=PICS: 'Riding with Sugar' starts filming in Cape Town |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/movies/pics-riding-with-sugar-starts-filming-in-cape-town-17839504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029202646/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/movies/pics-riding-with-sugar-starts-filming-in-cape-town-17839504 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |website=www.iol.co.za}}
Release
Riding with Sugar was released on 27 November 2020 on Netflix.{{Cite web |title=Sunu Gonera's 'Riding With Sugar' is coming to Netflix |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/streaming/sunu-goneras-riding-with-sugar-is-coming-to-netflix-210614cc-d143-49e4-8908-858018a565fe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029202609/https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/streaming/sunu-goneras-riding-with-sugar-is-coming-to-netflix-210614cc-d143-49e4-8908-858018a565fe |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |website=www.iol.co.za}}
References
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