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The Gravedigger's Wife

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Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living on the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son Mahad. However they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive operation to treat chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet: how will they find the money to save Nasra and can they keep the family together?
The Gravedigger's Wife

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Critics Consensus

Movingly depicting persistence in the face of health woes and economic hardship, The Gravedigger's Wife is a tender tribute to the power of family.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 10/23/2022
4/5
A handsome, widescreen fable about family bonds and financial insecurity, this Somali-language film’s simplicity and economy is its power. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/18/2022
4/5
It’s a gentle, humorous film in Africa’s quietist cinema tradition with grace notes of irony and wit. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 11/20/2021
A moving, sometimes quietly biting study of a medically and financially troubled family in crisis. Go to Full Review Daryl MacDonald InSession Film 04/25/2024
B
As he struggles in vain to make some small semblance of a difference to those he loves, Ahmed is asking us the question: are we really okay with this? Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 07/20/2022
3.5/5
There's a straightforwardness to the telling of this tale that adds to its accessibility. Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 07/08/2022
Opens a space to talk about universal health care. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim P @RT08384096 Aug 11 Watching World 🌎 Cinema movies gives you a new perspective on other people's lives. This is a touching tale of hardship from Djibouti 🇩🇯 in Africa. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Khadar Ahmed

Director

Omar Abdi

Guled

Yasmin Warsame

Nasra

Kadar Abdoul-Aziz Ibrahim

Mahad

Samaleh Ali Obsieh

Ali

Hamdi Ahmed Omar

Hassan
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Synopsis Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living on the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son Mahad. However they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive operation to treat chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet: how will they find the money to save Nasra and can they keep the family together?
Director
Khadar Ahmed
Producer
Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Risto Nikkilä, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Stéphane Parthenay, Robin Boespflug-Vonier
Screenwriter
Khadar Ahmed
Production Co
BUFO, Pyramide Productions, ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Somali
Runtime
1h 23m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1