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Mother, I‘m suffocating. This is my last film about you

1 hr. 16 min. | Documentary | Pegi 13

"You want to know something, mother? I saw you through the white man's eyes. You deserve your war, mother."

The people on the dusty streets of Lesotho stare inquisitively at the young woman, who is carrying a wooden cross on her back. She looks back into their faces, at mystically beautiful landscapes and herds of sheep. A raw voice-over structures the flow of images into a cinematic lament. In this essay film, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese succeeds in creating the chronicle of sorrow, which steadily increases in scope from a personal farewell to the mother to a politically aware defection from the motherland.

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Jeremiah Lemohang Mosese’s work has been largely inspired by the country he grew up in, Lesotho. His shorts, Mosonngoa (2014) and Behemoth, or The Game of God (2015), screened at numerous international festivals to much acclaim, winning several awards on the circuit. Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You is his first feature-length film.
Languages
English, Abkhazian
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
Mother, I‘m suffocating. This is my last film about you
Produced
2019: Lesotho, Qatar

Film information

Director
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Producers
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Screenplay
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Music
Guy James Cohen
Cinematography
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
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