The Gravedigger's Wife

The Gravedigger's Wife

The deeper the love, the greater the sacrifices.

Directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed

Produced by Bufo, Pyramide Productions

202183 min6.7 / 10

A tender, melancholic portrait of a couple's devotion tested by poverty and illness, grounded in the intimate struggle to preserve love amid material hardship.

Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living in the outskirts of Djibouti city with their teenage son, Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Gravedigger's Wife sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Is The Gravedigger's Wife scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Gravedigger's Wife violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Gravedigger's Wife easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Gravedigger's Wife end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Gravedigger's Wife

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Gravedigger's Wife

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Gravedigger's Wife, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Gravedigger's Wife, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Gravedigger's Wife, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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