THE GRAVEDIGGER'S WIFE

LA FEMME DU FOSSOYEUR

By Khadar AYDERUS AHMED

CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION - as BROAD

Drama - Completed 2021

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 surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease.

Festivals
& Awards

La Semaine de la Critique 2021
Toronto - TIFF 2021
Contemporary World Cinema
Red Sea IFF 2021
Festival Favorites
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FINLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • Other
    • Duration
    • 82 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Khadar AYDERUS AHMED
    • 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 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?