Amongst the pythonic mountains of land-locked Lesotho, an 80 year old widow winds up her earthly affairs, makes arrangements for her burial and prepares to die.
But when her village is threatened with forced resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a collective spirit of defiance within her community. in the final dramatic moments of her life, Mantoa’s legend is forged and made eternal.
Festivals & Awards
FICCI Cartagena 2020
Cosmic Drift
Goteborg IFF 2020
Five Continents Section
Rotterdam IFF 2020
Bright Future
Sundance 2020
Special Jury Award for Visionary Filmmaking Winner
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