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This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

2019

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Mary Twala, Jerry Mofokeng, Tseko Monaheng, Makhaola Ndebele, Siphiwe Nzima-Ntskhe

7.1

503

Drama In the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow named Mantoa eagerly awaits her son’s return from working in the South African mines, only to learn of his demise instead. Yearning for her own death after the loss of her last remaining family member, she puts her affairs in order and makes arrangements to be buried in the local cemetery. Her careful plans are abruptly upset by the news that provincial officials intend to resettle the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A haunted, unsentimental paean to land and its physical containment of community and ancestry (...) Arresting"	POS
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"A vivid, beautifully crafted reflection on identity, community and the tension between respecting age-old traditions and accepting the seemingly unstoppable march of progress"	POS
United States	Diego Semerene Slant	"Mosese’s mise-en-scène and camerawork are breathtaking."	POS
	Fabien Lemercier Cineuropa	"An inspired and bewitching work on the border between realism and myth, ethnography and onirism (...) Mosese is undoubtedly a talent with great potential"	POS
United States	Andrew Bundy The Playlist	"[Mosese] has a vivid eye so confident that cinephiles will find themselves falling into his vision (...) [It] is that rare gem of a film that falls into an unclassifiable category"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"An extraordinary and otherworldly feature film (...) Mosese is coolly unsentimental and realistic about the inevitable march of capitalism (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"[Mary Twala] carries the movie on her shoulders with an authoritative presence."	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar rogerebert.com	"A radical international breakthrough for Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, a filmmaker who uses potential philosophical expressions to ask tough questions about the ravaged history of Africa (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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