Riding with Sugar

Plot

Joshua, lives in an informal settlement with his grandmother and father, a well-educated black man and single parent who was forced to flee his home as a result of Zimbabwean politics. Once a scholarship student with a great future, Joshua dreams of winning a BMX cycling championship as a means to finding a better life than the spaza shop which his father owns, can provide. But, even this dream is shattered when he narrowly survives a vicious xenophobic attack during which his father and grandmother lose their lives.

Cast

Charles Mnene

Joshua

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Mambo

Simona Brown

Olivia

Hlayani Junior Mabasa

Rusty

Paballo Koza

Vetkoek

Shelley Nicole

Lead dancer

Brendon Daniels

Green Eyes