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Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)

Directed by Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill

Drama · 1h 50m

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

A
Amandina Lihamba Samehe Barbara O. Jones Dr. Asira
S
Samahani Kejeri Simba Mbili
W
Waigwa Wachira Dr. Odhiambo
M
Mwanajuma Ali Hassan Bibi Maangamizi
K
Kisaka A. Kisaka Reverend Waigwa
A
Adam Mwambile Dr. Moshi
A
Adam Mwambile Dr. Moshi
M
Mary Chibwana Patient
U
Ummie Mahfouda Alley Patient
Z
Zainabu Bafadhili Young Samehe
J
Janet Fabian Sister Francis

Crew

Director
Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill
Writer
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill

Details

Release date
2001-02-18
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Swahili
Countries
Tanzania, United States of America
Production
Gris-Gris Films Inc., Forest Creatures Entertainment