Fatuma 2018
7 / 10
Fatuma
A woman single-handedly shoulders her family's burdens, without reward or thanks, to farm her husband's land and keep the family fed and cared for. She finds herself training her daughter to walk the same path she does. No school, all work. Pests threaten her harvest and are exterminated using a loan from the local women's Co-op. But when Manyusi squanders her prized harvest and schemes to marry off their daughter, Fatuma must enlist the help of her fellow ladies at the co-op to make things right.
A woman single-handedly shoulders her family's burdens, without reward or thanks, to farm her husband's land and keep the family fed and cared for. She finds herself training her daughter to walk the same path she does. No school, all work. Pests threaten her harvest and are exterminated using a loan from the local women's Co-op. But when Manyusi squanders her prized harvest and schemes to marry off their daughter, Fatuma must enlist the help of her fellow ladies at the co-op to make things right.
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Release Date:
Nov 03, 2018 (Tanzania, United Republic Of)
Run Time:
1hr 25`
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Original Language:
Swahili
Production Countries:
Tanzania, United Republic Of
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Fatuma - Fatuma
Directors & Credit Writers
JR
Jordan Riber... Director
Cast
AB
Ayoub Bombwe... Manyusi
... Neema
... Fatuma
... Senyinge
... Kidevu
TA
Tish Abdalah... Sheena
... Ali
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