February 18, 2001
1h 50m
EN
Martin Mhando
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
Amandina Lihamba
Samehe
Barbara O. Jones
Dr. Asira
Samahani Kejeri
Simba Mbili
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
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Waigwa Wachira
Dr. Odhiambo
Mwanajuma Ali Hassan
Bibi Maangamizi
Kisaka A. Kisaka
Reverend Waigwa
Adam Mwambile
Dr. Moshi
Adam Mwambile
Dr. Moshi
Mary Chibwana
Patient
Ummie Mahfouda Alley
Patient
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