Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma

Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma

85 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2018

A woman single-handedly shoulders her family's burdens, without reward or thanks, to farm her husband's land and keep the family fed and cared for. She finds herself training her daughter to walk the same path she does. No school, all work. Pests threaten her harvest and are exterminated using a loan from the local women's Co-op. But when Manyusi squanders her prized harvest and schemes to marry off their daughter, Fatuma must enlist the help of her fellow ladies at the co-op to make things right.

Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma

85 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2018

Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma
A woman single-handedly shoulders her family's burdens, without reward or thanks, to farm her husband's land and keep the family fed and cared for. She finds herself training her daughter to walk the same path she does. No school, all work. Pests threaten her harvest and are exterminated using a loan from the local women's Co-op. But when Manyusi squanders her prized harvest and schemes to marry off their daughter, Fatuma must enlist the help of her fellow ladies at the co-op to make things right.
Producers Media for Development International
Original title Hadithi za Kumekucha: Fatuma
Directors Jordan Riber
Writers Andrew Whaley, Jordan Riber

Cast

Ayoub Bombwe

as Manyusi

Cathryn Credo

as Neema

Beatrice Taisamo

as Fatuma

Kulthum Maabad

as Senyinge

MacDonald Haule

as Kidevu

Tish Abdalah

as Sheena

Sudi Muhamedi

as Ali