Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991
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Directed byDon Edkins
Ute Holl
Mike Schlomer
Malibusong Matsoso
Thabo Nkubo
Ute Holl
Mike Schlomer
Malibusong Matsoso
Thabo Nkubo
Distributed byFirst Run Icarus Films
Release date
- 1991 (Germany)
Running time
52 minutes| Goldwidows: Women in Lesotho 1991 | |
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| Directed by | Don Edkins Ute Holl Mike Schlomer Malibusong Matsoso Thabo Nkubo |
| Distributed by | First Run Icarus Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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]