Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You (2019) poster3

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Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You

2019

A woman carries a heavy wooden cross through the wastelands and crowded streets of an African country, trailed by onlookers and outrage, in a searing, image-driven meditation on faith, colonialism, and a filmmaker's bond with his homeland. An avant-garde essay film.

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Part of 3 Essential Films from Lesotho

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