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This is not a burial! It is a resurrection (Lesotho 2019)
Director: Jeremiah Moses Lemohang
122 min; Countries of Production: Lesotho;
Languages: Sésotho; Subtitles: Engl. & German
Prix: the Golden Crow-pheasant for Best Film at International Film Festival of Kerala 2020

Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her own death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to literally wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbours to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese’s visionary, much lauded This Is Not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself.

Sunday, 21.01.2024 – 8 pm,
Cineplex, Bayreuth