The only film in history to be nominated both for an Academy Award and for an Emmy Award.
During the audition process on the film, the director was asked to try one take in Zulu and one in English, in the hopes that two versions of the film could be created.
The film's title came from a Zulu naming custom.
The "Lotto" that the woman discuss at the water pump is the South African version of the Lottery.
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