Women in Purple

Women in Purple gives a voice to the women of these ethnic groups. Hineanda, Konjoura, Uasuta talk about their happiness, their frustrations and their relationships with men: Hineanda, an elderly woman, is the widow of the village chief. She tells of her relationship with her husband, of whom she was the only wife. Kondjoura, the first of Tjambiru's three wives, talks about her childhood, up until her marriage. She talks about the problems associated with polygamy. Uasata is a young bride abandoned by her husband. But he has to recognise her child. Funny, sometimes disarming, they want to keep their identity and their culture. Through their testimonies, they reveal their traditional way of life, the meaning of the traditional rituals and the immemorial gestures of the tribe and show great dignity.