Yesterday (film)
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Yesterday is a 2004 South African movie written and directed by Darryll Roodt.
It tells the story of a young mother, called Yesterday (played by Leleti Khumalo), who discovers she has AIDS. Her husband, a migrant mine laborer, who originally gave her the disease, rejects her. Her ambition becomes to live long enough to see her daughter, Beauty, go to school.
This film is the first commercial feature-length production in Zulu.
Credited cast
- Kenneth Khambula....Yesterday's husband
- Leleti Khumalo....Yesterday
- Harriet Lenabe....Teacher
- Lihle Mvelase....Beauty
- Camilla Walker....The female doctor
Awards
- "Best Film" at the 3rd Pune International Film Festival in India.
- "Inaugural Human Rights Film Award" at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
- Nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film" at the 77th Academy Awards.
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