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This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

2020 · 2h · Drama

IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
91

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Overview

Amongst the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow winds up her affairs and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a spirit of resistance within her community.

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Cast

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

Mantoa

Jerry Mofokeng

Jerry Mofokeng

Lesiba Player

Makhaola Ndebele

Makhaola Ndebele

Priest

Tseko Monaheng

Chief Khotso

Siphiwe Nzima

Pono

Thabiso Makoto

Thabiso Makoto

Lasaro

Thabo Letsie

Mokolobetsi

Silas Monyatse

Morui

Mochesane Kotsoane

Old Man

Shoaepane Joseph Schahle

Farmer

Mastsoso Monyatsi

Foreman

Ntsoaki Letsie

Ke'moralioamang

Molengoane Sello

Pitso

Aleandro Florio

Evangelist Priest

Sarah Weber

Evangelist's Wife

Tsele C. Sekoala

Evangelist's Translator

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Details

Release date
June 17, 2020
Status
Released
Original language
Southern Sotho
Runtime
2h
Rated
12
Genres
Drama

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