Yesterday
Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future.
Directed by Darrell James Roodt
Produced by Dv8, Exciting Films
A deeply intimate portrait of a woman with HIV fighting for survival and dignity in post-apartheid South Africa, driven by maternal love and the will to witness her daughter's future.
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
Essence
Ensemble
Leleti Khumalo
Yesterday
Kenneth Khambula
Yesterday's husband
Lihle Mvelase
Beauty (Yesterday's daughter)
Camilla Walker
Clinic Doctor
Mmamputhi Khasu
Village Woman
Charmaine Kweyama
Village Woman
Aletta Majola
Road Worker
Elliot Makhubo
Taxi Driver
Jacob Makgoba
Man at Clinic
Harriet Lenabe
Tall Teacher
Thandi Matshoba
Sangoma at Hospital
Tinah Mnumzana
Matron
Like Yesterday
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Yesterday
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Yesterday, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Yesterday, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Yesterday, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
