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Yesterday is a 2004 South African movie written and directed by Darrell Roodt. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 77th Academy Awards. It also won Best Sound and Best Editing at the inaugural edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards. The film tells a story of a young mother, Yesterday, who discovers she has AIDS. Her husband, a migrant mine laborer, rejected her despite being the one that infected her. Her ambition becomes to live long enough to see her daughter, Beauty, go to school. This film is the first commercial feature-length production in Zulu.
Original Release
09/03/2004
US Release
11/17/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Leleti Khumalo | Yesterday / Yesterday Khumalo |
Lihle Mvelase | Beauty / Beauty (Yesterday's daughter) |
Pepi Khambule | John Khumalo / Yesterday's husband |
Harriet Lenabe | Teacher |
Camilla Walker | Doctor / The physician |
Nandi Nyembe | Sangoma in village |
Jacob Makgoba | Man at clinic |
Tinah Mnumzana | Matron |
Matthew Monika | Security guard |
Mnomi Moabi | Short teacher |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leleti Khumalo | Yesterday / Yesterday Khumalo |
Lihle Mvelase | Beauty / Beauty (Yesterday's daughter) |
Pepi Khambule | John Khumalo / Yesterday's husband |
Harriet Lenabe | Teacher |
Camilla Walker | Doctor / The physician |
Nandi Nyembe | Sangoma in village |
Jacob Makgoba | Man at clinic |
Tinah Mnumzana | Matron |
Matthew Monika | Security guard |
Mnomi Moabi | Short teacher |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sudhir Pragjee | Executive Producer |
Sanjeev Singh | Executive Producer |
Anant Singh | Producer |
Helena Spring | Producer |
Daphne Williams | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Nominated |
2005 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |