A handsome, widescreen fable about family bonds and financial insecurity, this Somali-language film’s simplicity and economy is its power.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 23, 2022

It’s a gentle, humorous film in Africa’s quietist cinema tradition with grace notes of irony and wit.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 18, 2022

A moving, sometimes quietly biting study of a medically and financially troubled family in crisis.

| Nov 20, 2021

This comes off more sad than ghoulish in Ahmed's hands, who maintains a lively touch throughout the film, never letting it sink into poverty porn...

| Sep 20, 2021

Charming and wistful without ever feeling maudlin, The Gravedigger's Wife is a beautiful love letter to the power of family.

| Sep 15, 2021

Not precious, but humanist, The Gravedigger's Wife is a striking first from a filmmaker and cast we should hope to see more of.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 13, 2021