Yesterday

Yesterday

Powerless to change the past . . . She lived to change the future.

R 2004 · 96 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama

After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

Directed by Darrell James Roodt · Written by Darrell James Roodt

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