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This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection 2021

Runtime

120 min

Following the death of her son, eighty-year-old Mantoa, a woman deeply rooted in tradition, faces her own mortality while witnessing the looming threat of a dam project endangering her ancestral lands. Driven by unwavering resolve, she becomes a symbol of resistance and hope for her community, fighting to protect their heritage and way of life against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Following the death of her son, eighty-year-old Mantoa, a woman deeply rooted in tradition, faces her own mortality while witnessing the looming threat of a dam project endangering her ancestral lands. Driven by unwavering resolve, she becomes a symbol of resistance and hope for her community, fighting to protect their heritage and way of life against seemingly insurmountable odds.

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91

Metascore

6.9

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100%

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90%

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IMDb

7.3 /10

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TMDB

76

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