Movie: Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Top 10 Billed 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

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2001-02-18

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    EnglishKiswahili
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