This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

Amongst the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow winds up her affairs and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a spirit of resistance within her community.

Cast

Mary Twala

as Mantoa

Jerry Mofokeng

as Lesiba Player

Makhaola Ndebele

as Priest

Tseko Monaheng

as Chief Khotso

Siphiwe Nzima

as Pono

Thabiso Makoto

as Lasaro

Thabo Letsie

as Mokolobetsi

Silas Monyatse

as Morui

Mochesane Kotsoane

as Old Man

Shoaepane Joseph Schahle

as Farmer

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