AMONG US WOMEN (2021)

Giving birth in Africa: from traditional to professional delivery

Germany-Ethiopia. Direction: Sarah Noa Bozenhardt. Codirection: Daniel Abate Tilahun. Production: Sonja Kilbertus / Evolution Film, ZDF "Das Kleine Fernsehspiel", Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Efuye Gela Media Productions. Coproduction: Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Beza Hailu Lemma. Screenplay: Sarah Noa Bozenhardt. Photography: Bernarda Cornejo Pinto. Music: Anna-Marlene Bicking. Edition: Andrea Muñoz. Running time: 93 min.

LANGUAGE: Amharic / SUBTITLES: Basque

In the village of Megende, young farmer Huluager Endeshaw is about to give birth to her fourth child, somewhere between the modern and traditional systems of midwifery, personified in the old midwife Endal Gedif, whose advice she follows, at her local health centre. She tries to balance the role she is expected to play as a mother, a wife and a woman with what she really needs. She finds solace and support in the women of the village and in her son's godfather. As the story proceeds, Hulu unveils her true secrets and, with them, the determination to listen to her heart.