Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991

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Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991
Directed byDon Edkins
Ute Holl
Mike Schlomer
Malibusong Matsoso
Thabo Nkubo
Distributed byFirst Run Icarus Films
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)(Germany)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991, is a 1991 Canadian-German documentary film co-directed by Don Edkins, Ute Holl, Mike Schlomer, Malibusong Matsoso and Thabo Nkubo. [1] [2] The film describes about four "Goldwidows", Basotho women from Lesotho whose husbands work as migrant gold miners in South Africa. [3] [4]

The film has been shot with interviews in Sesotho with English subtitles. [5] [6] [ failed verification ] The film made its premier in 1990 and distributed with VHS format. The film received mixed reviews from critics. [7] The film made official selection to screen at Leipzig Film Festival and Melbourne Film Festival. [3] [8]

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