2026 | Zimbabwe | Fiction

God Sleeps on Sundays

  • Shona 18 mins
  • Director | Naishe Nyamubaya
  • Writer | Naishe Nyamubaya
  • Producer | Sue-Ellen Chitunya, Sphe Dludlu

STATUS: Completed

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James, a disgraced preacher exiled after a city scandal, is assigned to build a new church in a distant rural community. However, the land bought by the church is occupied by Chirongoma, a revered traditional healer. As a fierce rivalry breaks out between James and Chirongoma over the land, God Sleeps on Sundays presents a timely critique on the imperialist nature of religion in displacing Indigenous communities and eroding ancestral traditions.

Religion Conflict Land Power Belief
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