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

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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