Yesterday (2004)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Darrell Roodt

Writer:

Darrell Roodt (writer)

Release Date:

3 syyskuu 2004 (South Africa)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future.

Plot:

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school. |

Plot Keywords:

Hiv Positive | Hiv | Teacher | Flashback Sequence | Ostracism

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Kenneth Khambula	...	Yesterday's husband
Leleti Khumalo	...	Yesterday
Harriet Lenabe	...	Teacher
Lihle Mvelase	...	Beauty
Camilla Walker	...	Doctor

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

South Africa

Language:

Zulu

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company:

Distant Horizon

Trivia:

During the audition process on the film, the director was asked to try one take in Zulu and one in English, in the hopes that two versions of the film could be created.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)

Poignant, Moving Portrayal of the SA Tragedy

I saw this movie on a plane from Johannesburg to New York. I found it riveting and intensely sad. The acting was superb and I felt the film really captured the tragedy that is the SA AIDS epidemic today. The music added to the poignancy of the story. I thought the film really brought home the SA situation in a way that no newspaper or TV documentary every could or ever has. I sobbed through this movie at times as the portrayal was so real, and the director managed to capture village life so excellently. Kudos to the writer, producer and the actors for creating a superb film - a real feather in the cap of the SA film world. This is a world class film that everyone should see!