
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

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February 18, 2001
1h 50m
6.5
Martin Mhando
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
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Gris-Gris Films Inc.
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Forest Creatures Entertainment
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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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