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Director:
Darrell Roodt
Writer:
Darrell Roodt (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 September 2004 (South Africa) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future. more
Plot:
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. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
An excellent film about living with HIV/AIDS in SA more (29 total)

Cast

 
Kenneth Khambula ... Yesterday's husband
Leleti Khumalo ... Yesterday
Harriet Lenabe ... Teacher
Lihle Mvelase ... Beauty
Camilla Walker ... Doctor
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Directed by
Darrell Roodt 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Darrell Roodt  writer

Produced by
Sudhir Pragjee .... executive producer
Anant Singh .... producer
Sanjeev Singh .... executive producer
Helena Spring .... producer
Daphne Williams .... line producer
 
Original Music by
Madala Kunene 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Brierley 
 
Film Editing by
Avril Beukes 
 
Production Design by
Tiaan van Tonder 
 
Costume Design by
Darion Hing 
 
Production Management
Scott Michael Nabat .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Taryn Collister .... second assistant director
Michael Swan .... second unit director
 
Sound Department
Ivan Milborrow .... sound mixer
Jim Petrak .... adr recordist
Jeremy Saacks .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon .... digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robie Fivaz .... key grip
 
Editorial Department
Rika Camizianos .... assembly editor
Rika Camizianos .... first assistant editor
Catherine Pantazopoulos .... final colorist
 
Music Department
Christopher Landers .... music editor
 
Other crew
Avril Beukes .... script editor
Carin de Kock .... assistant coordinator
Carol Kruger .... key production accountant
Kristy Ryan .... promotions manager: Australia
Rebecca Thornell .... script clearance
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
South Africa
Language:
Zulu
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The only film in history to be nominated both for an Academy Award and for an Emmy Award. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent film about living with HIV/AIDS in SA, 21 February 2005
9/10
Author: stevehadd from South Africa

Well, really just about living in Rural South Africa. Living in south Africa the HIV/AIDS pandemic (and governments response to it), can make one feel very depressed about the where South Africa is going. But this movie is quite uplifting. Yesterday faces a number of hardships already (she lives in relative poverty, separated from husband for most of year, no education), but she when she comes across another, HIV/AIDS, she faces it head on. She is determined to that her daughter will get an education. Because she has this to fight for, she stays positive. When the doctor comments on how well she is doing, she comments it is her mind that is strong, not her body. Mental strength is something needed all round SA in fighting the Pandemic. From patients, but also their communities, so that HIV positive people will find support rather than stigmatization.

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