Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
1h 50m
Running Time
February 18, 2001Release Date
Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
1h 50m
Running Time
February 18, 2001Release Date
Plot.
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
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Cast & Crew.
Barbara O. Jones
Dr. Asira
Amandina Lihamba
Samehe
Samahani Kejeri
Simba Mbili
Waigwa Wachira
Dr. Odhiambo
Chemi Che-Mponda
Nurse Malika
Mwanajuma Ali Hassan
Bibi Maangamizi
Kisaka A. Kisaka
Reverend Waigwa
Adam Mwambile
Dr. Moshi
Adam Mwambile
Dr. Moshi
Mary Chibwana
Patient
Ummie Mahfouda Alley
Patient
Zainabu Bafadhili
Young Samehe
Martin Mhando
Director
Janet Fabian
Sister Francis
Stumai Halili
Patient
Ron Mulvihill
Director
Mgeni
Young Asira
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Writer
Thecla Mjatta
Zeinabu
Jonathan Demme
Executive Producer
Cyril Neville
Composer
Willie E. Dawkins
Cinematographer
Jimmy Ling
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Maangamizi: The Ancient One is a 2001 American / Tanzanian drama film directed by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill and executive produced by Jonathan Demme. It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival and has played in over 55 Film Festivals worldwide. It was the Tanzanian submission for the Academy Award for Best foreign language film, the first film to be submitted from that country, but was not nominated.