The Gravedigger’s Wife
New York African Film Festival 2022
May 12 - 17, 2022
Guled & Nasra are a loving couple facing hard times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery. Guled works as a gravedigger to make ends meet: how can they find the money to keep the family together?
The Gravedigger’s Wife plays virtually May 13 – 17 in the FLC Virtual Cinema.
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 surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet: how can they find the money to save Nasra and keep the family together?
Co-presented by Safari Restaurant (Somali Restaurant).
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