Cartography of Loneliness
Synopsis
The choice of these three countries which are so near each other and have significant ethnic and religious differences is not by chance. India is the country with the most widows in the world, totalling over 45 million. In Nepal, half of the female population is widowed or have been abandoned by their husbands: they are called "child widows" or baikaylas. Afghanistan has the highest proportion of widows in the world after 30 years of war.
Tradition, society and religion have determined the course of their lives following their husbands' deaths. Many widows are abandoned by their families, or victim of women trafficking, or condemned to social ostracism.
War, AIDS and child marriages are the main factors behind these figures.
After living with them for 4 months, there have been impressive stories in a very determined historical, social and religious context, and also the medicine, human rights and education are intertwined in their lives.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 68 mins
- Format
- HDTV
- Director
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Nocem Collado 1st Feature
- Producer
- Nocem Collado
- Executive Producer
- Nocem Collado
- Editor
- Nocem Collado
- Screenwriter
- Nocem Collado
- Director of Photography
- Nocem Collado
- Sound
- Juan Egoscozábal
- Composer
- Javi Vega, Joaquín Calderón
- Collaborator
- Óscar Clemente
- Colour
- Jose Escrig
- Post-production
- José Jiménez, Adrián Morales
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Production Status
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