Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)

2001-02-18

(US) •

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Amandina Lihamba

Samehe

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Barbara O. Jones

Dr. Asira

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Samahani Kejeri

Simba Mbili

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Waigwa Wachira

Dr. Odhiambo

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Mwanajuma Ali Hassan

Bibi Maangamizi

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Kisaka A. Kisaka

Reverend Waigwa

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Adam Mwambile

Dr. Moshi

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Mary Chibwana

Patient

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Ummie Mahfouda Alley

Patient

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Zainabu Bafadhili

Young Samehe

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Janet Fabian

Sister Francis

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Stumai Halili

Patient

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Mgeni

Young Asira

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

Thecla Mjatta

Zeinabu