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This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
15
Why watch?
“This film is one of the most visually striking that I have ever seen, and Mary Twala's performance is outstanding, one of my absolute faves.”
Mosa Mpetha,
Creative Engagement Officer
The arrival of Cinema Africa!
Amongst the pythonic mountains of land-locked Lesotho, an 80 year old widow winds up her earthly affairs, makes arrangements for her burial and prepares to die.
But when her village is threatened with forced resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a collective spirit of defiance within her community.
"This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection is a meditation of new and old, birth and death. An ecclesiastical reverence to the earth. Through Mantoa’s eyes, we see that there is a lot of darkness to face, but ultimately this is a story about the resilience of the human spirit." - Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Director.
Special LIAAF Ticket Offer! If you put all three Leeds International African Arts Festival films into your basket the price will reduce to £15 for all three.
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“A visually stunning and emotionally charged film that is a testament to the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving one's culture and heritage.”
Spling Reviews, South Africa
“Mosese’s extraordinary feature bristles with vitality and intensity.”
Jason Anderson, Sight and Sound
“Twala gives a tremendous performance, intimate yet epic”
Cath Clarke, The Guardian
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