Guled (Omar Abdi), an itinerant gravedigger on the outskirts of Djibouti, looks up hopefully every time an ambulance arrives at the local hospital, but business is slow. Not enough people are dying. Times are tough for all the men huddled, spades in hands, waiting for work. But for Guled it’s a matter of urgency. His wife, Nasra (Yasmin Warsame), is gravely ill, but the kidney treatment that might just save her life costs more than Guled could ever earn. A handsome, widescreen fable about family bonds and financial insecurity, this Somali-language film’s simplicity and economy is its power.
