Maangamizi: The Ancient One
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.
Cast
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Amandina Lihamba
Played Samehe
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Barbara O. Jones
Played Dr. Asira
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Samahani Kejeri
Played Simba Mbili
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Waigwa Wachira
Played Dr. Odhiambo
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Mwanajuma Ali Hassan
Played Bibi Maangamizi
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Kisaka A. Kisaka
Played Reverend Waigwa
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Adam Mwambile
Played Dr. Moshi
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Adam Mwambile
Played Dr. Moshi
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Mary Chibwana
Played Patient
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Ummie Mahfouda Alley
Played Patient
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Zainabu Bafadhili
Played Young Samehe
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Janet Fabian
Played Sister Francis
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Stumai Halili
Played Patient
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Mgeni
Played Young Asira
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Thecla Mjatta
Played Zeinabu
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