Synopsis

In the timeless kingdom of Mapungubwe, the royal sculptor has two sons, Chata and Rendanie. As they grow, so grows their rivalry – Rendani mastering the forms of the animals that run in the wild hills and lush valleys of the land, Chata learning to carve fantastic beings from his dreams, creatures never before seen on the Earth.

From this rivalry between brothers, Zakes Mda crafts an irresistibly rish fable of love and family. What makes the better art – a perfect likeness or creation fulled by inspiration? Who makes a better wife – a princess or a mysterious dancer?

Ageless and contemporary, deceptive in its simplicity and mythical in its scope, The Sculptors of Mapungubwe encompasses all we know of love, eny and the artist’s primal urge to forge art from nature and nature into art.