The Earth Has Ears

The Earth Has Ears is a civil war film without gunfire. When men take up arms against their brothers, women must take up gravediggers' shovels. Ceebla (Fardouza Moussa Egueh, who we also saw in Gravedigger's Wife) refuses to bargain over the cost of her labour. When her grave finally finds a taker, the revenue logic takes an unexpected twist. The Earth Has Ears is a civil war film without gunfire, illustrating how the absurdity of war also renders everyday life on the home front irrational. / MSFF