| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Rehane Abrahams |
Raya
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| Damien Chamley |
Peter
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| Ivan Lucas |
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| Denise Newman |
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| Hyppolite Ouangrawa |
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| Oscar Petersen |
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| Alima Salouka |
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| Cindy Sampson |
Molly McBride
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| Graham Weir |
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| Brian Biragi |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
Fanta Régina Nacro; Zulfah Otto Sallies; Ingrid Sinclair |
| Producer |
Simon Bright |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
78 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.0 |
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| Plot |
| Few feature-length African films get released in the U.S., so it's rare indeed to get to see worthy short films from that vast continent. Mama Africa consists of three such films--all directed by women--and actress-musician Queen Latifah introduces each one. The first, Bridget Pickering's "Uno's World," is from Namibia and centers around Uno (Sophie David), a 25-year-old party girl who falls for a commitment-shy criminal and gives birth to his child. Ngozi Onwurah's "Hang Time" is from Nigeria and concerns poor but promising basketball player Kwami (Brian Birogi), who makes a Faustian deal for a new pair of sneakers. Lastly, Zulfah Otto-Sullies's "Raya," from South Africa, portrays the difficulties facing a single mother attempting to go straight after a stint in prison. All three films present universally difficult moral quandaries that aren't always satisfactorily resolved, but are well acted by talented performers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
191 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
IMDB
Amazon US
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| User Text 1 |
FR-F 1074.06 DVD |
| User Text 2 |
Only Original |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
720917534220 |
| Release Date |
12/17/2002 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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