Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)

Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)

2001-02-18 Tanzania, United States of America 110 Min. PG-13
5.7 4 votes

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.

Cast

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

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