MIDWIVES

By Snow Hnin EI HLAING

EESTI RAHVUSRINGHÄÄLING - as BROAD

Documentary - Completed 2022


Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2022
World Cinema Documentary Competition Special Jury Award for Excellence In Verité Filmmaking
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • MYANMAR
    • Languages
    • BURMESE
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Snow Hnin EI HLAING
    • Synopsis
    • Hla and Nyo Nyo live in a country torn by conflict. Hla is a Buddhist and the owner of a makeshift medical clinic in western Myanmar, where the Rohingya (a Muslim minority community) are persecuted and denied basic rights. Nyo Nyo is a Muslim and an apprentice midwife who acts as an assistant and translator at the clinic. Her family has lived in the area for generations, yet they are still considered intruders. Encouraged and challenged by Hla, who risks her own safety daily by helping Muslim patients, Nyo Nyo is determined to become a steady health care provider for her community.