Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
System Details |
DVD, wide screen. |
Language |
English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from container. |
Cast |
Mary Twala, Jerry Mofokeng. |
Summary |
2020 Sundance Winner: World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking, 2019 Venice Film Festival, MUBI selection. In the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow named Mantoa eagerly awaits her son's return from working in the South African mines, only to learn of his demise instead. Yearning for her death after the loss of her last remaining family member, she puts her affairs in order and makes arrangements to be buried in the local cemetery. Her careful plans are abruptly upset by the news that provincial officials intend to resettle the village, flood the entire area, and build a dam for a reservoir. Mantoa resolves herself to defend the spiritual heritage of the community. |
Subject |
Communities -- Africa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Villages -- Africa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Land settlement -- Africa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Widows -- Africa -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Motion pictures.
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Sotho language materials.
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Foreign films, Sotho.
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DVD-video discs.
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Added Author |
Mosese, Lemohang Jeremiah, film director.
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Twala, Mary, actor.
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Mofokeng, Jerry, actor.
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Collective Eye Films, publisher.
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Standard No. |
702338048647 |
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