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Rise

Rise2025

★10.022 minDrama

A charismatic young boy who lives on a rubbish dump in Zimbabwe must convince a reclusive boxing coach to teach him to fight in order to find safety and strength in a world that has left him behind.

Director

Jessica J. Rowlands

Writer

Jessica J. Rowlands

Score

Stars

Tongayi Chirisa Sikhanyiso Ngwenya Edmet Dube

Cast10

Tongayi Chirisa
as Coach Tobias
S
Sikhanyiso Ngwenya
as Rise
E
Edmet Dube
as Godknows / Lead Bully
K
Kelvin Taliana
as Fortune (Boxer 2)
C
Cilemeko Tickey Mudenda
as Never (Boxer 1)
T
Tobias Mupfuti
as Coach Tobias Body Double
P
Prudence Mubaiwa
as Nurse
S
Samson Mdimba
as Knocked out boxer
P
Phineas Makuvaza
as Referee
C
Charles Ndlovu
as Doctor

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