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THE GRAVEDIGGER’S WIFE [Somalia], Thursday 2 March, 8pm

By December 10, 2022August 11th, 2023archive, Season 24 films

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Our first-ever film from Somalia is a big-hearted and humorous tribute to the power of family.

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 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?

Finnish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s poetic debut is charming and wistful without ever feeling maudlin. It’s a beautiful love letter to the power of family.

A handsome, widescreen fable about family bonds and financial insecurity, this Somali-language film’s simplicity and economy is its power. – Observer [UK]

A film brimming with authenticity that, supported by three riveting performances, highlights how love and family fuel us.– Insession Film

Charming and wistful without ever feeling maudlin, The Gravedigger’s Wife is a beautiful love letter to the power of family. – RogerEbert.com

It’s a gentle, humorous film in Africa’s quietist cinema tradition with grace notes of irony and wit. – The Guardian

96% Rotten Tomatoes

Cork filmmaker Sinead O’Loughlin will introduce and screen her short film, Lamb [15 minutes], before the feature.

  • The Gravedigger’s Wife [Guled & Nasra]
  • Somalia, Finland 2021 | Language: Somali| 82 minutes | Cert: Club
  • Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
  • Cast: Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame
  • Foreign language films are subtitled.  Cert: CLUB for over 18s.
  • Tickets: €8.50/€7 concession
  • Cork Cine Club is absorbing all booking fees.
  • Book online: https://bit.ly/GravediggersWife
  • Pay at the door by card or cash. Exact change appreciated.