This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
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This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection (2019)
Drama
An 80-year-old widow in Lesotho prepares for her own death after losing her son. When plans to build a dam threaten to displace her village and flood its cemetery, she rallies her community to defend its land, memory and traditions.
Film information
- Year
- 2019
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- Lesotho, South Africa, Italy
- Language
- Southern Sotho (Sesotho)
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Producers
- Cait Pansegrouw, Elias Ribeiro
Key credits
- Director
- Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
- Writer
- Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
- Cinematography
- Pierre de Villiers
Festival and premiere history
Venice International Film Festival, 2019
Awards submission notes
Selected as Lesotho's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards (2021); not nominated.
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Sources and further reading
Cast
Mary Twala
Mantoa
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