This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

Directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Produced by Urucu Media

2020120 min7.5 / 10

A meditative, deeply human story about an elderly woman's spiritual and communal awakening in the face of displacement, rooted in place, memory, and collective resistance.

Amongst the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow winds up her affairs and makes arrangements for her burial. But when her village is threatened with resettlement due to the construction of a reservoir, she finds a new will to live and ignites a spirit of resistance within her community.

Questions people ask

  • Is This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

72/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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