FILM REVIEWS: Lucky

Later, however, Padma, who does not understand Zulu, identifies the hurt and sadness in Lucky's response to his mother's words and finds a local taxi driver to translate the tape for her. Just as the cassette tape establishes Lucky's relationship with Padma, it eventually reunites him...

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Published in:African studies review 2016, Vol.59 (2), p.310
Main Author: Huntington, Eleanor M
Format: Review
Language:English
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Summary:Later, however, Padma, who does not understand Zulu, identifies the hurt and sadness in Lucky's response to his mother's words and finds a local taxi driver to translate the tape for her. Just as the cassette tape establishes Lucky's relationship with Padma, it eventually reunites him with his possible biological father (Vusi Kunene) and proves to be central to all of his other relationships. [...]the disembodied voice, while not providing Lucky with explicit instructions, resonates far beyond the room that holds the cassette player. By demonstrating the continued cultural clash in the modern Rainbow Nation, Lucky makes the compelling case for a reexamination of contemporary prejudices and a reclamation of the too-often marginalized stories of the country's disenfranchised. 1 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California ehunting@usc.edu
ISSN:0002-0206
1555-2462
DOI:10.1017/asr.2016.69