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A Film by Akin Omotoso

2016|South African, Social Issue Drama|1h 46m

In filmmaker Akin Omotoso’s VAYA, the title is a phrase spoken in South African townships meaning “to go.” VAYA takes viewers along on a journey of three young South Africans who travel away from their rural homes on a train bound for Johannesburg. Stirring and suspenseful, the intertwining stories of these naive strangers as they struggle to survive culminates in an explosive moment not soon forgotten. Based on real accounts, VAYA made its World Premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and garnered Mr. Omotoso the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director.

Directed by Akin Omotoso • Screenplay by Craig Freimong, Tshabalira Lebakeng, Antony Mafela, David Majoka, Madoda Nthuli, Harriet Perlman, Robbie Thorpe • Produced by Ronnie Apteker, Rethabile Mothobi, Akin Omotoso, Harriet Perlman, Robbie Thorpe

The story line of Vaya is packed, but Omotoso manages to make every minute as thrilling as the next.

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Vaya

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A Film by Akin Omotoso

2016|South African, Social Issue Drama|1h 46m

In filmmaker Akin Omotoso’s VAYA, the title is a phrase spoken in South African townships meaning “to go.” VAYA takes viewers along on a journey of three young South Africans who travel away from their rural homes on a train bound for Johannesburg. Stirring and suspenseful, the intertwining stories of these naive strangers as they struggle to survive culminates in an explosive moment not soon forgotten. Based on real accounts, VAYA made its World Premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and garnered Mr. Omotoso the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director.

Directed by Akin Omotoso • Screenplay by Craig Freimong, Tshabalira Lebakeng, Antony Mafela, David Majoka, Madoda Nthuli, Harriet Perlman, Robbie Thorpe • Produced by Ronnie Apteker, Rethabile Mothobi, Akin Omotoso, Harriet Perlman, Robbie Thorpe

The story line of Vaya is packed, but Omotoso manages to make every minute as thrilling as the next.

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