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Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Feb 18, 2001
1h 50m
★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gris-Gris Films Inc.
Forest Creatures Entertainment

Cast

Amandina Lihamba

Samehe

Amandina Lihamba

Barbara O. Jones

Dr. Asira

Barbara O. Jones

Samahani Kejeri

Simba Mbili

Samahani Kejeri

Waigwa Wachira

Dr. Odhiambo

Waigwa Wachira

Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Bibi Maangamizi

Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Kisaka A. Kisaka

Reverend Waigwa

Kisaka A. Kisaka

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Adam Mwambile

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Adam Mwambile

Mary Chibwana

Patient

Mary Chibwana

Ummie Mahfouda Alley

Patient

Ummie Mahfouda Alley

Zainabu Bafadhili

Young Samehe

Zainabu Bafadhili

Janet Fabian

Sister Francis

Janet Fabian

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