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U-Carmen eKhayelitsha

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U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is a 2005 South African film directed by Mark Dornford-May, performed in Xhosa by a largely non-professional cast. It relocates Bizet's opera Carmen to Khayelitsha, a township near Cape Town, blending the original opera score with South African musical traditions. The film won the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2005. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Golden Bear 1
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2005 2
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1. U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (Wikidata)
Wikidata P166: Golden Bear
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Bear.
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2. U-Carmen eKhayelitsha (Wikipedia)
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    13 February 2005 (Berlin)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    U-Carmen eKhayelitsha is a 2005 South African operatic film directed and produced by Mark Dornford-May.
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