| Description |
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby digital |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.40:1); 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Sotho (Sesotho) dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Mary Twala Mhlongo, Jerry Mofokeng, Makhaola Ndebele. |
| Summary |
With a poet₂s eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland and a transcendent elegy for what is lost in the name of progress. Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbors to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese₂s visionary, much-lauded This Is Not a Burial, It₂s a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself. |
| Subject |
Lesotho -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and sons -- Lesotho -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Burial -- Lesotho -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Diplomatic protests -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Mosese, Lemohang Jeremiah, 1980- film director.
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Mhlongo, Mary Twala, actor.
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Mofokeng, Jerry, actor.
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Ndebele, Makhaola, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9798886070101 |
| Standard No. |
715515281010 |
| Music No. |
CC3434DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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