- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
Leleti Khumalo | ... |
Yesterday Khumalo
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Lihle Mvelase | ... |
Beauty
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Pepi Khambule | ... |
John Khumalo
(as Kenneth Khambula)
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Harriet Lenabe | ... |
Teacher
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Camilla Walker | ... |
Doctor
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Nandi Nyembe | ... |
Sangoma in village
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Jacob Makgoba | ... |
Man at clinic
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Tinah Mnumzana | ... |
Matron
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Matthew Monika | ... |
Security guard
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Mnomi Moabi | ... |
Short teacher
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Directed by
Darrell Roodt | ... | (as Darrell James Roodt) |
Written by
Darrell Roodt | ... | () (as Darrell James Roodt) |
Produced by
Sudhir Pragjee | ... | executive producer |
Anant Singh | ... | producer |
Sanjeev Singh | ... | executive producer |
Helena Spring | ... | producer |
Daphne Williams | ... | line producer |
Music by
Madala Kunene |
Cinematography by
Michael Alan Brierley |
Editing by
Avril Beukes |
Editorial Department
Rika Camizianos | ... | assembly editor / first assistant editor |
Catherine Pantazopoulos | ... | final colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Christa Schamberger |
Production Design by
Tiaan van Tonder |
Costume Design by
Darion Hing |
Makeup Department
Raine Edwards | ... | makeup and hair artist |
Production Management
Quenton Jonosky | ... | unit manager |
Scott Michael Nabat | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Taryn Collister | ... | second assistant director |
Geoff Mkuna | ... | third assistant director |
Gareth Thomas | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Surisa Surisa | ... | property master / set dresser |
Sound Department
Charlotte Buys | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor / foley editor |
Ivan Milborrow | ... | sound mixer |
Kevin Montanari | ... | boom swinger |
Jim Petrak | ... | adr recordist |
Juliet Phillips | ... | foley artist |
Jeremy Saacks | ... | foley editor / re-recording mixer / sound designer |
Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon | ... | digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Robbie Five | ... | key grip (as Robbie Fivaz) |
Michael Swan | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tyron Matthee | ... | key costume breakdown and dyer |
Zanele Mhlanga | ... | wardrobe coordinator |
Location Management
Dale Edwards | ... | locations scout |
Music Department
Christopher Landers | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Avril Beukes | ... | script editor |
Irene Gibbs | ... | script supervisor |
Rebecca Thornell | ... | script clearance |
Additional Crew
Carin de Kock | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Carol Kruger | ... | key production accountant |
Kristy Ryan | ... | promotions manager: Australia (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Distant Horizon
- Dv8
- Exciting Films
- HBO Films
- M-Net
- Nelson Mandela Foundation
- Videovision Entertainment
Distributors
- Eurocine (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Filmhouse (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical) (original subtitled version)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- HBO Films (2004) (United States)
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2010) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A woman's journey. In a Zulu village, Yesterday is a cheerful mother with an inquisitive five-year-old child, Beauty. Yesterday has a persistent cough, and after several attempts to see the doctor at a regional clinic, she gets a diagnosis. She goes immediately to Jo'burg, where her husband is a miner. Then she must deal with consequences. Her singular motivation is to see that Beauty enrolls in school the next fall. The film begins and ends with Yesterday walking on a road.
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Taglines | Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The only film in history to be nominated both for an Academy Award and for an Emmy Award. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005). See more » |
Soundtracks | WENA SE GOLI See more » |