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Overview

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7.8/10   1,091 votes
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Director:
Darrell Roodt
Writer:
Darrell Roodt (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 September 2004 (South Africa) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future. more
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. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Gorgeous more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Kenneth Khambula ... Yesterday's husband
Leleti Khumalo ... Yesterday
Harriet Lenabe ... Teacher
Lihle Mvelase ... Beauty
Camilla Walker ... Doctor
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
South Africa
Language:
Zulu
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Fun Stuff

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. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more

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25 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Gorgeous, 19 February 2005
9/10
Author: oscarfbi from New York

An achingly beautiful film that is truly sublime in its simplicity. Leleti Khumalo, who plays "Yesterday", is utter enveloping to watch as she juggles her relationship with her daughter Beauty, her chores that are a matter of survival in the Zulu village, and her secret of a virus that will "stop her from living." Her strength and warmth in her vision of people even clouds her judgement when it comes to her relationship with her husband who works far away in Johannesburg. When the doctor at the clinic asks her how she got named "Yesterday," she answers: "It was my father. He always thought yesterday was better than today or tomorrow. But that was a long time ago."

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