Real life meets comedy in Tendayi Nyeke’s new film ‘Loved Out'

702’s Bongani Bingwa speaks with writer, director, and producer Tendayi Nyeke.

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Nyeke’s 'Loved Out' tells the story of a bold entrepreneur trying to save her family’s struggling restaurant, while maintaining her picture-perfect online persona.

At the centre is a complex relationship between a mother and daughter, played by Somizi Mhlongo's daughter, Bahumi Mhlongo, and veteran actress Khabonina Qubeka.

The movie is inspired by Nyeke’s own personal journey when she relocated to South Africa from Zimbabwe almost 10 years ago.

“I came from a place where an economy was falling apart, so many things were out of control, and family structures got disrupted in sometimes funny and very chaotic ways.”

– Tendayi Nyeke, writer, director, and producer

“It’s a nod to the generation right now that feels out of control… you actually have more control than you think if you look inside and you change yourself before you try to change other people.”