October 31, 2009
Thematically charged with great subject matter, but a bit flat.
Leleti Khumalo, Harriet Lenabe, Kenneth Khambula
After falling ill, Yesterday (Khumalo) learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to sch...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006
Stats: 206 reviews
Flixster Reviews (206)
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October 24, 2009Yesterday was such a good movie because of it simplicity and beauty.It was about Yesterday a South African woman who was infected by her husband with the HIV virus and her struggle to survive. The movie showed the relationship between Yesterday,her daughter Beauty and the teacher...( read more)
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September 6, 2009A mother's love in the midst of a deadly illness, what a moving story! South Africa, this is a great one!
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August 29, 2009This is undoubtedly the most beautifully made movie I have ever watched. The only reason it doesn't feature higher up in my favourites is because not many movies can really compete with True Romance / Apocalypse Now / Platoon for me, and The Wall got me through that darkest of da...( read more)
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July 13, 2009The story of a zulu woman who must walk two miles each way to get to a doctor since she is ill and ultimately discovers she (and her husband) have HIV.
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July 9, 2009What an incredible story, a beautiful and exquisitely made film. The direction is outstanding, the performances are so real and moving, especially Leletyi Khumalo. Beautifully simple cinematography. Unforgettable and so very poignant. Excellent in all ways.
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June 30, 2009Una pelicula tan conmovedora que resulta inolvidable, la abnegación de la mujer africana representando la problematica de su pais, sin duda un retrato cruel pero bien realizado hacerca del problema del sida en Africa, es curioso que la trama resultara tan buena que hasta cierto c...( read more)
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