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the film touches upon the implications of machismo in a patriarchal society from the perspective of women

An effort to give them voice and make them visible

Makeba's music and activism became deeply intertwined with the African-American experience

Struggles and revelations follow as the characters confront issues of honour

this documentary provides considerable background to this revolutionary giant and reveals Cabral in several dimensions: as a man

FARAW! MOTHER OF THE DUNES Purchasing Options:Streaming Only the film touches upon theFARAW! MOTHER OF THE DUNES DIRECTED BY ABBDOULAYE ASCOFAR MALI 1997 SONGHO WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 90 MIN SYNOPSIS Zamiatou is the mother of two quarrelsome boys and a depressed teenage girl. She is also the wife of a man arrested for political reasons who returns from prison mentally and physically destroyed. She struggles hard to survive in a poor and desolate area. She is ready to face anything to keep the family alive except prostituting her