Bahumi Mhlongo and Khabonina Qubeka star as mother and daughter in new dramedy movie

A fearless, funny, and fiercely female-led film, titled “Loved Out,” is set to hit Mzansi's big screens this September.

The film boasts a powerhouse cast of African talent, Bahumi Mhlongo, Khabonina Qubeka, Tumi Morake, Ayakha Ntunja, Marcus Mabusela and Eliazer Shadung.

Rising star Mhlongo, stars as 27-year-old Ruva, a self-styled mogul running her restaurant with the confidence of a Kardashian and the Instagram aesthetic of Lasizwe, but behind the filters, she’s one bad review away from total collapse.

Together with her no-nonsense, scandal-prone mother, Gloria, portrayed by Qubeka, Ruva is trying to drag their family restaurant, Ru and Glo’s, out of the gutter and into gourmet territory.

Set in a high-gloss African city that pulses with youth, style, and side-eye, “Loved Out” bounces between the contrasting worlds of polished private schools, a rustic, millennial-run restaurant, a slick publishing empire, and a cramped cottage filled with big personalities fighting for space. 

Written, directed, and produced by Zimbabwean-South African creative Tendayi Nyeke. “I started this story over a decade ago when I left Zimbabwe and saw dreams shatter under pressure,” said Nyeke.

 “ ‘Loved Out’ is for anyone who has ever questioned if they matter, anyone who has hustled while pretending to have it all together. It’s about what keeps us going when life gets nuts: love, laughter, and refusing to be edited out.”

This vibrant, fearless, and fabulously unfiltered dramedy premieres on September 26, 2025, at NuMetro, Ster-Kinekor, and CineCentre theatres in South Africa, and in Zambia and Zimbabwe on November 28, 2025.

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