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GIVING BIRTH DURING LOCKDOWN

Night has fallen in a village in The Gambia. Nuru’s pregnant wife, Mba Jankey, went into labor. The midwife diagnoses medical complications. Nuru immediately calls the emergency number. But no ambulances are available due to COVID-19. How is he supposed to get his wife to the hospital now? Only with a lot of effort and unexpected help from a stranger, does he finally succeed in this endeavor. In the meantime, however, valuable time has been lost. The rooster crows at sunrise…

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GIVING BIRTH DURING LOCKDOWN

Night has fallen in a village in The Gambia. Nuru’s pregnant wife, Mba Jankey, went into labor. The midwife diagnoses medical complications. Nuru immediately calls the emergency number. But no ambulances are available due to COVID-19. How is he supposed to get his wife to the hospital now? Only with a lot of effort and unexpected help from a stranger, does he finally succeed in this endeavor. In the meantime, however, valuable time has been lost. The rooster crows at sunrise…

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FILMMAKERS

Director 

Tijan Kuyateh

Production Manager

Nuru Jagne

Screenplay

Ebrima Kanu

Director of Photography

Awa Tina Ndiaye

Sound

Pa Modou Cham

Editor + Light

Sampson N. K. Amako

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE

FILMMAKERS

Director 

Tijan Kuyateh

Production Manager

Nuru Jagne

Screenplay

Ebrima Kanu

Director of Photography

Awa Tina Ndiaye

Sound

Pa Modou Cham

Editor + Light

Sampson N. K. Amako

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FILM INFORMATION

Type Fiction
Length 6:34 min.
Language

Mandinka with English subtitles

Country of origin The Gambia
Year 2020

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE

FILM INFORMATION

Type 

Fiction

Length

6:34 min.

Language

Mandinka with English subtitles

Country of origin

The Gambia

Year

2020

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THE GAMBIA

The Gambia (officially the Republic of The Gambia) is located in West Africa and is the smallest country on the continent. It stretches along the Gambia River of the same name and is almost completely surrounded by the state of Senegal. The capital is Banjul. More than half of the people live in the metropolitan area of the larger cities. The official language is English, but more than 20 other languages are spoken.
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The economic situation in The Gambia is very unstable and a large part of the population suffers from poverty and unemployment.
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After the end of the dictatorship in 2017, reforms were introduced for more media plurality and some private radio and television stations were established. The Gambia is ranked 87th out of 180 countries in the 2020 press freedom rankings published by Reporters Without Borders.

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

THE GAMBIA

The Gambia (officially the Republic of The Gambia) is located in West Africa and is the smallest country on the continent. It stretches along the Gambia River of the same name and is almost completely surrounded by the state of Senegal. The capital is Banjul. More than half of the people live in the metropolitan area of the larger cities. The official language is English, but more than 20 other languages are spoken.
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The economic situation in The Gambia is very unstable and a large part of the population suffers from poverty and unemployment.
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After the end of the dictatorship in 2017, reforms were introduced for more media plurality and some private radio and television stations were established. The Gambia is ranked 87th out of 180 countries in the 2020 press freedom rankings published by Reporters Without Borders.