This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

Jun 17, 2020

2h 0m

★ 7.6

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Urucu Media

Biennale College Cinema

MiC

Creative Europe Media

Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP)

TorinoFilmLab

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Cast

Mantoa

Mary Twala

Lesiba Player

Jerry Mofokeng

Priest

Makhaola Ndebele

Chief Khotso

Tseko Monaheng

Pono

Siphiwe Nzima

Lasaro

Thabiso Makoto

Mokolobetsi

Thabo Letsie

Morui

Silas Monyatse

Old Man

Mochesane Kotsoane

Farmer

Shoaepane Joseph Schahle

Foreman

Mastsoso Monyatsi

Ke'moralioamang

Ntsoaki Letsie

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