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Vusi Kunene

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Vusi Kunene in Eye in the Sky (2015)
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
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The First Grader (2010)
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Vusi Kunene is known for Eye in the Sky (2015), House of Zwide (2021) and A Small Town Called Descent (2010).
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      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)
    Eye in the Sky
    7.3
    • Major Moses Owiti
    • 2015
    House of Zwide (2021)
    House of Zwide
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Funani Zwide
    A Small Town Called Descent (2010)
    A Small Town Called Descent
    6.0
    • Lindelo Mpilo
    • 2010
    David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
    A United Kingdom
    6.9
    • Tshekedi Khama
    • 2016

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    Actor

    • Generations: The Legacy
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • I am Khama!
      • Chief Sebele (voice)
      • Development Unknown
    • Go! (2025)
      Go!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Dr. Khumalo
      • 2025
    • Arnold Vosloo and Chad Michael Collins in Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)
      Sniper: The Last Stand
      4.8
      • Modise
      • 2025
    • Thembinkosi Mthembu and Lemogang Tsipa in Shaka iLembe (2023)
      Shaka iLembe
      9.1
      TV Series
      • Makhesana
      • 2023
    • The River (2018)
      The River
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Uncle Hlophe
      • Hlophe Uncle
      • 2023
    • Vusi Kunene in Seconds (2023)
      Seconds
      6.4
      • Seconds Khumalo
      • 2023
    • The Wife (2021)
      The Wife
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Bab Mzimela
      • 2022
    • Eje (Blood) (2021)
      Eje (Blood)
      Short
      • Detective Dumisani
      • 2021
    • House of Zwide (2021)
      House of Zwide
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Funani Zwide
      • 2022–2023
    • JJC: Johnny Just Come (2018)
      JJC: Johnny Just Come
      • Peter
      • 2018
    • David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)
      A United Kingdom
      6.9
      • Tshekedi Khama
      • 2016
    • Cape Town (2015)
      Cape Town
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Vitus Moremi
      • 2015–2016
    • Helen Mirren in Eye in the Sky (2015)
      Eye in the Sky
      7.3
      • Major Moses Owiti
      • 2015
    • Isibaya (2014)
      Isibaya
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Bhekifa
      • 2014
    • Florence Masebe in Elelwani (2012)
      Elelwani
      5.8
      • King Thovhele
      • 2012
    • Lucky (2011)
      Lucky
      7.2
      • Dumisani
      • 2011

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    The First Grader
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    The First Grader
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Trailer 2:04
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Trailer 2:04
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    A United Kingdom
    Featurette 2:32
    A United Kingdom

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    • Alternative name
      • Vusumuzi Michael Kunene

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