| Angeliena | |
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| Directed by | Uga Carlini |
| Written by | Uga Carlini |
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| Cinematography | Trevor Michael Brown |
| Edited by | Rudolf Buitendach |
| Music by | Charl-Johan Lingenfelder |
Production company | Towerkop Creations |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
Angeliena is a 2021 South African comedy-drama film directed and written by Uga Carlini. The film stars Euodia Samson, Tshamano Sebe, Thapelo Mokoena, Colin Moss and Kuli Roberts.
Angeliena was released worldwide on Netflix on October 8, 2021.
In modern day South Africa, colourful Angeliena (Euodia Samson) is a former homeless car guard who is trapped by an unrealistic dream of traveling the world. But when she is diagnosed with a fatal disease, and with a little help from her friends, she dares to put her dream of world travel into motion.
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Nominated | Writer's Guild of South Africa Muse Awards | Best Fiction Feature Screenplay | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best film | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best director | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best first-time fiction director | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Won | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best achievement in make-up | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best actress in a leading role: Euodia Samson | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best supporting actor: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Achievement in editing | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Won | SAFTA awards | Best supporting actor in a feature film: Tshamano Sebe | Angeliena | |
| 2022 | Nominated | SAFTA awards | Best achievement in original music/score - feature film: Charl-Johan Lingenfelder | Angeliena |