Yesterday (2004)
- Directed by
- Darrell Roodt
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young mother in rural South Africa is diagnosed with AIDS. She struggles to survive long enough to see her daughter start school while her husband, who infected her, refuses to help.
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What happens
Yesterday is a 2004 South African drama film written and directed by Darrell Roodt. The film tells a story of a young mother, Yesterday (Leleti Khumalo), who discovers she has AIDS. Her husband, a migrant mine laborer, rejected her despite being the one that infected her. Her ambition becomes to live long enough to see her daughter, Beauty, go to school. This film is the first commercial feature-length production in Zulu. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 77th Academy Awards. It also won Best Sound and Best Editing at the inaugural edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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