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Movie Reviews of Yesterday
Movie Review: the human face of HIV-AIDS
Summary: 4 Stars
About 40% of all people infected with HIV live in a handful of southern and eastern countries in Africa. This first Zulu film with an international release (and original music) puts a human face on this nightmare. It also shines a light on the complex web of forces that conspire against Africans with HIV/AIDS, especially women. There is only one man in this film, John, and he's absent. John works in a mine in Johannesburg, passed the AIDS virus to his wife, Yesterday, and beats her when she tells him the bad news about her "falling down sickness." Yesterday was so named by her father who said that "things were better yesterday than today." And so they were. Yesterday struggles to raise her daughter, Beauty, but the forces against her are many: economic exploitation, superstitions in her remote village, cultural myths, gender discrimination, environmental degradation, a paucity of medical care that's a two-hour walk, etc. But like so many brave women, Yesterday vows, "Until my child goes to school, I'll not die of this disease." Yesterday has earned several nominations and awards at international film festivals, and was the nominee for best foreign language film by the South African Academy Award. In Zulu with English subtitles.Movie Review: The Bitter Struggle of a Woman with AIDS
Summary: 4 Stars
Set in South Africa, "Yesterday" chronicles the harshness of life in a small Zulu village, and the plight of a woman named Yesterday, whose husband works in the Johannesburg mines, and who in his occasional visits home, has infected her with the AIDS virus. When she tells him, his reaction is denial and to brutally beat her, but later comes home to die, and to be nursed by her. Yesterday vows to stay alive until her little daughter is of school age, and in the care of the village schoolteacher. The hardships suffered are unrelenting, making this film not an easy one to watch.
Leleti Khumalo is wonderful as Yesterday, and others in the cast include Kenneth Khambula as the husband, Harriet Lenabe as Yesterday's only friend, the teacher, and Camilla Walker as the caring doctor. The cinematography by Michael Brierling of the arid, desolate landscape has a strange beauty despite the hardness of the life of its people, and there is a mellow loveliness to the Mandale Kunene soundtrack. Written and directed by Darrell Roodt, "Yesterday" was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar, and it is a story of courage and love, though an exceedingly sorrowful one. Total running time is 90 minutes.
Movie Review: sad movie
Summary: 4 Stars
i read about this movie.. didn't know anything about it.. once i got it home.. i didn't realize it was foreign.. but sub-titled.. i was about to put movie back in case.. but it picked up.. and i'm glad i looked at it..its always interesting to see how other countries deal with different situations.. but, this is the same as america.. ppl scared of someone who has HIV, and Aids.. it was touching.. and sad.. but.. it was a good movie to watchMovie Review: Excellent
Summary: 4 Stars
I really can't say enough about this film. It's presented as a rather light topical piece about a family in Africa who learns they have contracted the AIDs virus. It avoids seeping political statements (namely accusations) and still engages in a fairly interesting discussion about the stigma associated with the disease. Yesterday is beautifully shot and well worth the 10 dollars.Movie Review: Great Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
Great movie...very South African! It will probably mean a lot more to someone who has actually been to South Africa or has a love for the country. The movie itself is a little slow-moving, but that makes it easy to follow while having to read the subtitles. This is a great movie to use in preparing a team to visit the country for the first time.