My Mother Can Sing But She Doesn't

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0h 57m

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Overview

Filmmaker and her mother, a village housewife: their experiences of life, abusive marriages, violence, and home. Although it’s a personal story, it could be the story of countless women in a patriarchal society of Bangladesh.

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Documentary

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Salma Begum

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Laboni Ashrafi

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Sraboni Ashrafi

Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A further shock follows when he and his brother Erik discover her apartment, which is filthy and full to bursting with junk. It takes the brothers an entire month to clean out the place. Among the chaos, they find films going back to the 1930s, photos and other memorabilia.

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My Mother Can Sing But She Doesn't

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