Underplayed Gems

Duhozanye – the widows of Rwanda (2011)

Duhozanye – the widows of Rwanda poster
Directed by
Karoline Frogner
Genre
documentary film
Country
Norway
Runtime
52 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film profiles a community of widows in Rwanda who support each other after losing their husbands. It shows their daily lives and the ways they rebuild together.

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What happens

Duhozanye: A Rwandan Village of Widows is a feature Norwegian documentary film for television from 2011 by director Karoline Frogner. Norway's previous minister of justice, Knut Storberget, referred to Duhozanye in his latest book: "a film about a community of widows in Rwanda, an insightful and intense depiction of these widows." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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