THE WAIT
Genre
Drama
Running time
14 minutes
Year
2023
Language
English and Xhosa
Subtitle
English
Country
South Africa
Director
Imran Hamdulay
Bio
Producer
Imran Hamdulay, Khosie Dali
Cast
Siya Mayola, Cedwyn Joel, Ayden Croy, Natasha Mangelele, Hanlé Bernard, Wojtek Lipinski
Scriptwriter
Imran Hamdulay
Mzu enters the Cape Town police station and finds Fareed, a pensioner, who has been waiting in the queue for a long time. The station is chaotically busy and Fareed is confused with no one to help him, so Mzu takes on that task. It isn’t easy. When those at the front of the queue refuse to give up their spots, Mzu approaches the police themselves, but they refuse to intervene. Hitting a brick wall where he can’t achieve anything, Mzu vents his anger on the people around him, accusing them of selfishness. Eventually, the police have to restrain him, one calming him down by explaining that his frustration is shared by most South Africans: this is just the way it is.
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