FilmJabber Movie Reviews
Facebook Movie GroupTwitter Movie FollowGoogle+ Movie Group

Login | Join | Help

Search

Yesterday (2004) - Movie Details

Share:
| More
Yesterday movie poster
FilmJabber
B+
Users
NA
Rate this movie
Rate It:
My Grade
NA
Buy DVD at Amazon

Movie Trailers

Movie Photos

Release Date: September 3, 2004
On DVD: January 10, 2006
Genre: Foreign, Drama
Director: Darrell Roodt
Writer: Darrell Roodt
Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Kenneth Khambula, Harriet Lenabe, Lihle Mvelase, Camilla Walker
Studio: Videovision Entertainment
Official site: yesterdaythemovie.co.za
Running Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R

Yesterday, a young woman suffering from AIDS, travels on foot with her daughter to a clinic hoping to receive medical treatment. When she is initially turned away at the understaffed facility, Yesterday persists in her efforts and is soon befriended by a local schoolteacher....

Full synopsis »

Movie Review

Yesterday was nominated for Best Foreign Picture in 2005, the first ever nomination for South Africa. I placed it on my Netflix list almost immediately, but it took me a few years to get around to boosting the film to the top of my list. After all, AIDS movies get old after a while, and I've seen my fair share. That being said, Yesterday is a refreshing and simple tale about a mother who is determined to see her child get an education.

Full movie review »

Hot Stories From Around the Web

blog comments powered by Disqus