Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2001-02-18
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Gris-Gris Films Inc.
  • Production Country: Tanzania, United States of America
  • Directors: Martin Mhando, Ron Mulvihill.
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Summary

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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  • Amandina Lihamba

    as Samehe
  • Barbara O. Jones

    as Dr. Asira
  • Samahani Kejeri

    as Simba Mbili
  • Waigwa Wachira

    as Dr. Odhiambo
  • Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

    as Bibi Maangamizi
  • Kisaka A. Kisaka

    as Reverend Waigwa
  • Adam Mwambile

    as Dr. Moshi
  • Adam Mwambile

    as Dr. Moshi
  • Mary Chibwana

    as Patient
  • Ummie Mahfouda Alley

    as Patient
  • Zainabu Bafadhili

    as Young Samehe
  • Janet Fabian

    as Sister Francis
  • Stumai Halili

    as Patient
  • Mgeni

    as Young Asira
  • Thecla Mjatta

    as Zeinabu
Production Jonathan Demme Executive Producer
Directing Martin Mhando Director
Directing Ron Mulvihill Director
Writing Queenae Taylor Mulvihill Writer

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