Maangamizi: The Ancient One
18/02/2001
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 Information
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
