LA FEMME DU FOSSOYEUR, de Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
La Femme du Fossoyeur de Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
The Gravedigger’s Wife by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

Date de sortie : 27 avril 2022
Release date : April 27th, 2022
Finlande, Allemagne, France – 2021 – 82min
Finland, Germany, France – 2021 – 82min
LA SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE – FESTIVAL DE CANNES 2021
CRITICS’ WEEK – CANNES FESTIVAL 2021
Première mondiale / Compétition Long métrage
World Premiere / Feature Film Competition
Presse française et internationale / Presse française
French and international press / French press
Synopsis
Dans les bidonvilles de Djibouti, Guled, un fossoyeur somalien, vit avec sa femme Nasra, atteinte d’une maladie des reins. Un jour, l’hôpital trouve un donneur, mais l’opération coute 5000$. Afin de sauver la vie de sa femme, Guled a deux semaines pour réunir la somme.
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 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 ?
Distribution : Orange Studio / Urban Distribution