Maangamizi - The Ancient One
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ron Mulvihill
Amandina Lihamba
Barbara O
Mwanajuma Ali Hassan
Waigwa Wachira
Thecla Mjatta
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
For years, mental patient Samehe has remained mute, refusing to utter a word to the staff of her Kilimanjaro mental hospital. Things change with the arrival of Dr. Asira, a progressive African-American psychiatrist. Soon after joining the staff, Asira begins to make headway with Samehe's case. Samehe, believing that Asira is a messenger sent by her spiritual guide Maangamizi, begins to speak to the doctor, giving her glimpses of her inner world. Once their discussions have begun, however, it is Samehe who pushes Asira to confront her own buried traumas.
Cast
Amandina Lihamba
Barbara O
Mwanajuma Ali Hassan
Waigwa Wachira
Thecla Mjatta
Adam S Mwambile
Chemi Che Mponda-kadete
Yacinta Tungaraza-msomi
Christa Kombo
Janet Fabian
Mona Mwakalinga
Zinabu Bure
Professor Samahein
Crew
Gregory R Beda
Joan Cunning
Willie Dawkins
Jonathan Demme
David Espline
Alex Frayne
Joshua B Graham
Leonard Merrill Kurz
James B Ling
Martin Mhando
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Queenae Taylor Mulvihill
Cyril Neville
David Rosshirt
Steven Shareshian
Casta Tungaraza
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States October 2001
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Cinema) August 23 - September 3, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for Ron Mulvihill.
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Cinema) August 23 - September 3, 2001.)
Released in United States October 2001 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, California October 4-14, 2001.)
