THE GRAVEDIGGER’S WIFE selected at the Semaine de la critique 2021
A film by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed with Yasmin Warsame, Omar Abdi & Kadar Abdoul-Aziz Ibrahim
Finland-Germany-France/ 2021
82minutes/ Colour / 5.1 / 2.39:1 / 2K DCP / Somali
Synopsis
Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in 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?