THE LAND OF BURIED WOMEN

Type:
Documentary

Duration:
16 minutes

Year:
2023

Producer:
Deni Bakr Sorani

Country:
Kurdistan (Bashur)

Language(s):
Kurdish (Sorani)

Subtitles:
English

Mam Ali, an elderly man, has been working in the graveyard for more than 13 years. Mam Ali has prepared his entire life for a graveyard that dedicated to women who are killed by their relatives, society, husbands and fathers.
Mam Ali will dig graves for these women, bury them and serve their graves by himself.
Mam Ali is concerned about the oppression of these women in Kurdistan and stands as a protector to their graves

Rekawt Hama Tofiq was born in 1982 in Sulaimani, Kurdistan. He holds a diploma in acting and directing. He is a member of the Kurdistan Artists Association. Director of Sulaimani Cinema Art Directorate / Ministry of Culture. He has directed four short films in the past.