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Nuba Wrestling

1991 / 42 minutes

Directed by: Rolf Husmann Werner Sperschneider

Country of production: Germany

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The weekly wrestling tournaments of the Sudanese Nuba migrants in Khartoum usually take place between Northern and Southern Nuba men. The sport helps them strengthen their ethnic identity in a hostile urban environment. Nuba wrestling has developed into a unique mixture of traditional culture and modern sport. The film also illustrates the lives of some of the wrestlers who live in the shanty town.

Language and subtitles: English and Original Language with English Subtitles

Region: North and Northeast Africa

Country: Sudan

Keywords: Collective / Community identity Gender Role and Identity Urban Sport

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