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Neria

Name: Neria
Released: 1993

1993

When a Zimbabwean woman is widowed, her greedy brother-in-law seizes her children and belongings under the cover of tradition, and she must fight through grief and custom to reclaim her family. A hugely popular, groundbreaking drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Zimbabwe

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Zimbabwe. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Zimbabwe in the 196 country film challenge.