Yesterday (film)

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Yesterday
Yesterday film poster
Directed by	Darryll Roodt
Produced by	Anant Singh, Helena Spring
Written by	Darryll Roodt
Starring	Leleti Khumalo, Harriet Lenabe
Distributed by	HBO Films (USA)
Release date(s)	September 3, 2004
Running time	96 min.
Language	Zulu
IMDb profile

Yesterday is a 2004 South African movie written and directed by Darryll Roodt.

It tells the story of a young mother, called Yesterday (played by Leleti Khumalo), who discovers she has AIDS. Her husband, a migrant mine laborer, who originally gave her the disease, rejects 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.

[edit] Credited cast

Kenneth Khambula....Yesterday's husband
Leleti Khumalo....Yesterday
Harriet Lenabe....Teacher
Lihle Mvelase....Beauty
Camilla Walker....The female doctor

[edit] Awards

"Best Film" at the 3rd Pune International Film Festival in India.
"Inaugural Human Rights Film Award" at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
Nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards.
Nominated for Outstanding Made for Television movie at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards