The Gravedigger's Wife

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.

Cast

Omar Abdi

Guled

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Yasmin Warsame

Nasra

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Kadar Adboul-Aziz Ibrahim

Mahad

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Samaleh Ali Obsieh

Ali

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Hamdi Ahmed Omar

Hassan

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Sermaan Abdoulkader Omar

Fuad

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Awa Ali Nour

Sahra

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Amina Ayanleh Omar

Nimco

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Mouhoubo Osman Eleyeh

Anisa

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Fardouza Moussa Egueh

Dr. Yahya

Lula Ali Ismaïl

Dr. Yasmin

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Fahmi Guirreh Bouh

Kadar

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Faiza Ibrahim Aden

Sacdiya

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Mahamoud Abdillahi Abdi

Yonis

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Radiya Omar

Aisha

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Saharla Ahmed Moussein

Guled's Mother

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Saad Ahmed Roble

Gravedigger

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Kadir Said Khaireh

Gravedigger

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Djama Ibrahim Osman

Gravedigger

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Abdillahi Doualeh Robleh

Gravedigger

Crew

Art

• Antti Nikkinen Production Design

Camera

• Arttu Peltomaa Director of Photography
• Paco Bouazza Digital Imaging Technician
• Petri Kiljunen First Assistant Camera
• Mika Orasmaa Second Unit Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Anu Gould Costume Design
• Nadine Boucher Makeup Designer

Crew

• Auli Mantila Dramaturgy

Directing

• Iiris Orasmaa First Assistant Director
• Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Director

Editing

• Sebastian Thümler Editor

Lighting

• Tomi Lakonen Gaffer

Production

• Martin Hampel Producer
• Lula Ali Ismaïl Associate Producer
• Risto Nikkilä Producer
• Kaisa Roover Production Manager
• Mark Lwoff Producer
• Misha Jaari Producer
• Stéphane Parthenay Producer
• Robin Boespflug-Vonier Producer
• Thanassis Karathanos Producer

Sound

• Karri Niinivaara Sound Designer
• Andre Matthias Original Music Composer
• Mahamoud Abdillahi Abdi Boom Operator
• Adrian Baumeister Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Tero Matikainen Sound Recordist
• Maxim Romasevich Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Jorma Kaulanen Dialogue Editor

Writing

• Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Writer