Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You (2019)

Original title

Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.

Directed by

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Genre

documentary film

Country

Lesotho, Qatar

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker reflects on his departure from Lesotho and his new life in Germany. The documentary blends personal experience with poetic imagery to explore themes of displacement and memory.

poeticmelancholicintrospectivepersonalvisually lushhauntingreflectivemeditativeunsettling

What happens

Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You is a 2019 Lesotho bilingual documentary film produced, written and directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese. The film depicts the scenario of personal experiences of the director after his departure from Lesotho who now resides in Germany. The film was released on 9 February 2019 and received critical acclaim for its screenplay and cinematography. The film also received several nominations at international film festivals and was rated as one of the best African films of 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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