Love the one you love

Terri (Chi Mhende), a sex-line operator, and Sandile (Andile Nebulane), a dog handler, seem to have the perfect romance – too perfect: Terri secretly yearns for freedom, while Sandile dreams of the day his girlfriend will admit that they’re meant to be. When Terri de­cides to teach English in Korea, the couple agree to take a break, but to their horror, they encounter unexpected resistance: their friends and family are intent that they stay together, at whatever cost. What starts as innocent advice and isolated events soon become more sinister, and Terri and Sandile begin to suspect that there is a conspiracy at work to keep them in love, involving strangers, the city, the country and maybe the government – but why? Together they embark on an investigation that takes them across the city, consulting witchdoctors, priests, private investigators, and eventually into the frightening heart of their love for each other. On the other side of town, Eugene (Louw Venter), a love-lorn computer technician struggles to get over his ex-fiancée, Micheline, striking up an unlikely friendship with her teenage brother, lonely smart aleck, Mo (Mogamat Dayaan Salie). When Eugene’s late night in­ternet searches uncover concrete proof that he and Micheline are destined for each other, Eugene sets off to win back the love of his life.

‘Love The One You Love’s parallel stories question the ideals we hold too sacred: love, happiness, and the New South Africa, the pursuit of which makes truth impossible.