{"id":20957,"date":"2024-01-17T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T11:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=20957"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T11:20:18","slug":"netflix-unveils-a-soweto-love-story-a-heartfelt-and-humourous-homegrown-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/01\/17\/netflix-unveils-a-soweto-love-story-a-heartfelt-and-humourous-homegrown-rom-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Unveils  &#8220;A Soweto Love Story&#8221; &#8211; A Heartfelt And Humourous Homegrown Rom-Com\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Today, Netflix revealed a story of love, laughter and familial antics in its latest film,<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2477\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Soweto Love Story<\/a><\/em>, which is set to debut on 14 February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-1.jpg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caption: The Ngubeni brothers, portrayed by Lunga Shabalala, Sparky Xulu and Ray Neo Buso, are in a fierce showdown to win over their mother\u2019s favour (played by Duduzile Ngcobo) and the coveted family home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After longing for a<em> makoti <\/em>to expand the Ngubeni family and instil the significance of genuine love and companionship in her all-boys household, Bongekile (Duduzile Ngcobo) decides to take drastic measures. The Ngubeni matriarch challenges her three unmarried sons: the one who ties the knot by the New Year will be the rightful heir to the Ngubeni family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sparks an intensely competitive and hilarious race against time as the brothers &#8211; played by Lunga Shabalala, Sparky Xulu, and Ray Neo Buso &#8211; navigate the unpredictable landscape of <em>mjolofontein<\/em> with the coveted family home hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-2.jpg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-2.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ASowetoLoveStory-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caption: Lunga Shabalala and Motsoaledi Setumo play love interests in the upcoming Netflix film, A Soweto Love Story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The film boasts a star-studded cast, including the incomparable Monnye Kunupi, Sihle Ndaba, Didintle Khunou, Motsoaledi Setumo, and the hilariously entertaining Skhumba Hlope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">More about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2477\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/title\/2477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Soweto Love Story<\/a> on SAMDB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Netflix revealed a story of love, laughter and familial antics in its latest film, A Soweto Love Story, which is set to debut on 14 February 2024. After longing for a makoti to expand the Ngubeni family and instil the significance of genuine love and companionship in her all-boys household, Bongekile (Duduzile Ngcobo) decides&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/01\/17\/netflix-unveils-a-soweto-love-story-a-heartfelt-and-humourous-homegrown-rom-com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Netflix Unveils  &#8220;A Soweto Love Story&#8221; &#8211; A Heartfelt And Humourous Homegrown Rom-Com\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,97],"tags":[208],"class_list":["post-20957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-online","tag-netflix","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png?fit=400%2C113&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}