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Solomon Cupido and Bradley Olivier tickle the funnybone in ‘Frankie en Felipé’

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FUELLED by a shared passion to change the narrative of brown people, Solomon Cupido and Bradley Olivier decided to write the screenplay for Frankie en Felipé, which debuted at the 11th kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival in Cape Town and released on the big screen on Friday.

Sadly, Olivier, who died on July 20 last year, won’t get to enjoy the fruits of his labour.

Bitter-sweet moment for Cupido and the cast aside, he said: “This is more now

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