Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

2001 en 110 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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.

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Cast

Amandina Lihamba

Amandina Lihamba

Samehe

Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Dr. Asira

Samahani Kejeri

Samahani Kejeri

Simba Mbili

Waigwa Wachira

Waigwa Wachira

Dr. Odhiambo

Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Bibi Maangamizi

Kisaka A. Kisaka

Kisaka A. Kisaka

Reverend Waigwa

Adam Mwambile

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Adam Mwambile

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Mary Chibwana

Mary Chibwana

Patient

Ummie Mahfouda Alley

Ummie Mahfouda Alley

Patient

Zainabu Bafadhili

Zainabu Bafadhili

Young Samehe

Janet Fabian

Janet Fabian

Sister Francis

Stumai Halili

Stumai Halili

Patient

Mgeni

Mgeni

Young Asira

Thecla Mjatta

Thecla Mjatta

Zeinabu

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