{"id":2627,"date":"2022-12-10T10:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T10:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:31:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:31:17","slug":"the-gravediggers-wife-somalia-thu-2-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcineclub.com\/2022\/12\/the-gravediggers-wife-somalia-thu-2-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GRAVEDIGGER&#8217;S WIFE [Somalia], Thursday 2 March, 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018The Gravedigger\u2019s Wife\u2019: exclusive first trailer for Cannes Critics\u2019 Week title\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p7913tCjjms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>ONLINE BOOKING NOW AVAILABLE.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>TICKETS GO ON SALE SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY AT 10AM. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GravediggersWife\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GravediggersWife\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">CLICK HERE TO BUY<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our first-ever film from Somalia is a big-hearted and humorous tribute to the power of family. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finnish-Somali writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed&#8217;s poetic debut is charming and wistful without ever feeling maudlin. It&#8217;s a beautiful love letter to the power of family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A handsome, widescreen fable about family bonds and financial insecurity, this Somali-language film\u2019s simplicity and economy is its power. <\/em>\u2013 Observer [UK]\n\n\n\n<p><em>A film brimming with authenticity that, supported by three riveting performances, highlights how love and family fuel us.<\/em>\u2013 Insession Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Charming and wistful without ever feeling maudlin, The Gravedigger&#8217;s Wife is a beautiful love letter to the power of family. <\/em>\u2013 RogerEbert.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s a gentle, humorous film in Africa\u2019s quietist cinema tradition with grace notes of irony and wit.<\/em> \u2013 The Guardian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_gravediggers_wife\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_gravediggers_wife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">96% Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Cork filmmaker Sinead O&#8217;Loughlin will introduce and screen her short film, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sineadoloughlin.ie\/film\/lamb-2022\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sineadoloughlin.ie\/film\/lamb-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lamb<\/a> [15 minutes], before the feature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The Gravedigger&#8217;s Wife [Guled &amp; Nasra]<\/strong><\/li><li>Somalia, Finland 2021 | Language: Somali| 82 minutes | Cert: Club<\/li><li>Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed<\/li><li>Cast: Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame<\/li><li>Foreign language films are subtitled.&nbsp; Cert: CLUB for over 18s.<\/li><li>Tickets: \u20ac8.50\/\u20ac7 concession<\/li><li>Cork Cine Club is absorbing all booking fees.<\/li><li><strong>Book online: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GravediggersWife\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/GravediggersWife<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Pay at the door by card or cash. 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