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The Gravedigger’s Wife

The Gravedigger’s Wife (Guled & Nasra)

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  • Finland,
  • Germany,
  • France,
  • Somalia,
  • Qatar
  • 2021
  • · 82m

Director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Cast Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame, Kadar Adboul-Aziz Ibrahim, Samaleh Ali Obsieh, Hamdi Ahmed Omar
Genre Drama

In this beautiful, poignant drama about love and hardship, Djibouti City gravedigger Guled faces the possibility of unimaginable loss, as his wife, Nasra, is dying of kidney failure and requires a very expensive transplant. As Nasra tries to take advantage of her remaining time with Guled and their son, Guled considers taking extreme measures.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Sarah-Tai Black

Not precious, but humanist, The Gravedigger’s Wife is a striking first from a filmmaker and cast we should hope to see more of.