Synopsis
Duka is a married woman and mother of five children living in Southern Ethiopia.The Hamar live with their herds in a remote bush-covered country and cultivate small fields of sorghum. Ever since her husband married a young, beautiful second wife, Duka has been in a state of turmoil. She wonders why her husband married again and so does her mother-in-law. She too has different views than her son, their dispute ending in a family crisis to be solved.
A very intimate film by Jean Lydall and Kaira Strecker. In cooperation with ARD/WDR, ARTE.
Prizes and Awards
Award of Excellence, Society of Anthropology Screening Program, New Orleans, 2002
National Centre for Cinematography Award, Astra Film Festival, Sibiu, Romania, 2002
The Royal Anthropological Institute Film Prize, RAI, London, 2003
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arcadia film
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Thorolf Lipp
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Jean Lydall
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Natives of Hamar
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