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- MysteryCrimeDrama
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, 2008
Tswana, English
UK, South Africa, Botswana, USA
Profile of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The mood of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is clever, offbeat, and suspenseful. The plot centers around feminism, riddles and clues, and a private detective. It is a mystery, drama, and crime movie. Stylistically, it stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. The setting is Africa. It happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book.
Summary of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
After her father dies, Botswanan Precious Ramotse decides to sell her inheritance - 180 cows - and move to the capital Gaborone and open a detective agency. From a young age her father had trained her to develop her memory skills and she has a keen sense of observation. Business is slow, but Precious soon has a secretary, Grace Makutsi and fits in well with her neighbors. Slowly, clients begin to trickle in: a woman who thinks the man who claims to be her father - he had abandoned the family when she was just a young child - is actually an impostor; a woman who thinks her husband is having an affair - a view Grace enthusiastically generally supports since she thinks all men are liars and cheaters; and a factory owner who thinks an employee claiming compensation for an accident is scamming him. Her interest is also drawn to the case of a missing boy but she she must face a powerful local gangster to get the information she needs.
Details
| Language: | Tswana, English |
| Country: | UK, South Africa, Botswana, USA |
| Release date: | 29 March 2009 |
| Runtime: | 109 min |
Cast and Crew
as Precious Ramotswe
as Grace Makutsi
as JLB Matekoni
as Alice Busang
