''Mama Tumaini – Tumaini betyr håp'' (Mother Hope) is a

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–

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drama film and family film from 1986. It was directed by Martin Mhando and Sigve Endresen. The story takes place in

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The film is based on an African script, and it mostly features African actors and an African crew. The film was produced with support from the

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. The film was not released in commercial theaters in Norway, but screened at the

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, held in

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in 1986.

Plot

Two women, one black and one white, meet in

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

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in 1986. Both are there because of their men. The white woman is a professional's wife, and the black woman is leaving her village because her husband is taking a job in the big city. Across the racial divide and major social and economic barriers, a friendship develops between the two women. The plot is based on a real event that happened in the 1970s.

Cast

* Mary Chibwana *

Per Christian Ellefsen Per Christian Ellefsen (born 14 February 1954) is a Norwegian actor, mostly known from his roles in ''Elling'' and ''Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale''. He became a star in Norway because of his title role of Elling (2001) after more than 20 years ...

as Jan *

Sigrid Huun Sigrid Huun (born July 25, 1952) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in ''Himmel og helvete'' in 1969. Among her television performances, she is remembered for having performed in the comedy series ''Egentlig'' on NRK in the 1990s. Sh ...

as Lisbeth *

Penina Mlama Penina Muhando, also known as Penina Mlama (born 1948), is a Tanzanian Kiswahili playwright, a theorist and practitioner of theatre for development, Theatre for Development in Tanzania. Life and literary career Muhando was born in Berega, Morogo ...

as Mama Tumaini

References

External links

*
''Mama Tumaini''
at the

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1986 films Norwegian drama films Tanzanian drama films Swahili-language films 1980s Norwegian-language films 1986 multilingual films Norwegian multilingual films {{tanzania-film-stub