Yesterday (2004)

<p>Yesterday is a film that transmits great spiritual force, in contrast with the awesome South African landscapes that surround the harsh living conditions of their inhabitants. The social reality of South Africans has been captured in this film by the director and scriptwriter Darrell James...

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Main Author: Olaia CORES CALVO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2016-11-01
Series:Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/13821
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spelling doaj-db7e12be563846f4be57be50bf6679242020-11-25T03:36:37ZengEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaRevista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies1885-52102016-11-015412513012634Yesterday (2004)Olaia CORES CALVO0Hospital Universitario de Salamanca<p>Yesterday is a film that transmits great spiritual force, in contrast with the awesome South African landscapes that surround the harsh living conditions of their inhabitants. The social reality of South Africans has been captured in this film by the director and scriptwriter Darrell James Roodt, whose Western point of view evolves around social criticism and awareness. In this part, the director reliably reflects the difficulties faced by South African women, who are represented by the character of Yesterday, Beauty’s mother. The plot takes place in the country, where women take up the role of both mother and father, since the vast majority of the young men emigrate to cities (in the film, Yesterday’s husband goes to find work in Johannesburg) in search of better job opportunities that will allow the family economy to be maintained. Within this context, Darrell James highlights the social, economic and religious features that are characteristic of African societies, so that viewers can understand which factors influence the development of HIV-related illnesses in Third World countries.</p><p><br />The society within which the action develops is one that is stigmatized by HIV as a consequence of the huge social blemish caused by the disease. Thirty-three million people in the world suffer from HIV and this means the death of two million a year, the South African population being one of those most affected by the virus.</p>https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/13821áfricasidaenfermedad estigmatizanterecursos sanitarios.
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author Olaia CORES CALVO
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Yesterday (2004)
Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies
áfrica
sida
enfermedad estigmatizante
recursos sanitarios.
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title Yesterday (2004)
title_short Yesterday (2004)
title_full Yesterday (2004)
title_fullStr Yesterday (2004)
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title_sort yesterday (2004)
publisher Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
series Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies
issn 1885-5210
publishDate 2016-11-01
description <p>Yesterday is a film that transmits great spiritual force, in contrast with the awesome South African landscapes that surround the harsh living conditions of their inhabitants. The social reality of South Africans has been captured in this film by the director and scriptwriter Darrell James Roodt, whose Western point of view evolves around social criticism and awareness. In this part, the director reliably reflects the difficulties faced by South African women, who are represented by the character of Yesterday, Beauty’s mother. The plot takes place in the country, where women take up the role of both mother and father, since the vast majority of the young men emigrate to cities (in the film, Yesterday’s husband goes to find work in Johannesburg) in search of better job opportunities that will allow the family economy to be maintained. Within this context, Darrell James highlights the social, economic and religious features that are characteristic of African societies, so that viewers can understand which factors influence the development of HIV-related illnesses in Third World countries.</p><p><br />The society within which the action develops is one that is stigmatized by HIV as a consequence of the huge social blemish caused by the disease. Thirty-three million people in the world suffer from HIV and this means the death of two million a year, the South African population being one of those most affected by the virus.</p>
topic áfrica
sida
enfermedad estigmatizante
recursos sanitarios.
url https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/13821
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