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The Midday Sun
The Midday Sun

The Midday Sun

Genres

Drama

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Maggie is an ordinary Canadian girl with the best of intentions who has signed on to work in a Catholic mission in Zimbabwe. With an ample supply of enthusiasm and ignorance, she consistently demonstrates her lack of understanding of the local culture. When she is robbed, she fights for the release of the man convicted of the crime and belatedly makes some attempt to understand her environment.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

22 February 1990

Country

Canada

Cast

George Seremba

George Seremba

Julius Okimo

Robert Bockstael

Robert Bockstael

Bron Mueller

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Lilian

Roland Hewgill

Roland Hewgill

Watson

Dominic Kanaventi

Dominic Kanaventi

Anthony Kacula

Kathy Kuleya

Kathy Kuleya

Elizabeth Kacula

Ndema Ngwenya

Ndema Ngwenya

Samuel Tifo

King George Moyo

King George Moyo

Tafirenyika

Emanuel Doro

Emanuel Doro

Emanuel

Christopher Hurst

Christopher Hurst

Fred

Styx Mhianga

Styx Mhianga

Watson's Domestic

Andrea Moyo

Andrea Moyo

Villager

Alice Nkomo

Alice Nkomo

Veronica Okimo

Godwin Mawuru

Godwin Mawuru

Robson

Felix Moyo

Felix Moyo

Policeman

Simbarashe Mugabza

Simbarashe Mugabza

Jacob

Ronnie Matimba

Ronnie Matimba

Nigel Tifo

Mackay Tickey

Mackay Tickey

Sunglasses Salesman and Drunk #1

Aubrey Fine Dube

Aubrey Fine Dube

Drunk #2

Metengna Moyo

Metengna Moyo

Fletcher

Sam Buset

Sam Buset

Crippled Beggar

Solomon Ndlovo

Solomon Ndlovo

Crippled Beggar

Taural Muswere

Taural Muswere

Stanley

Chase M'Hango

Chase M'Hango

Nasty Detective

Cuthbert Chihota

Cuthbert Chihota

Village Chief

Chiziwe Moyo

Chiziwe Moyo

Dignitary

Susan Hogan

Susan Hogan

Narrator

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