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2018 / 25 minutes
- Directed by
- Frode Storaas Knut Chr. Myhre Myhre
- Country of production
- Tanzania
On the rural slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a young man takes his own life, leaving a wife and small children behind. On the third day after his burial, a ceremony is conducted to cool and cleanse the Homestead – ihora kaa. Such ceremonies are conducted for every Death to allow its inhabitants to resume their everyday lives. However, it requires particular care and attention in the case of a suicide. The brothers of the deceased had consulted and expert and taken notes to help them doing the ceremony in a proper way. The film follows the steps of the ceremony.
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- Language and subtitles
- Chagga Swahili
- Location(s) depicted
- Kilimanjaro