They Call Me Babu

20191h 20min

In the 1940s, Alima decides to flee from an arranged marriage to work as a nanny for a Dutch family. Through all her new impressions and thoughts, she looks critically at colonial society and her own position.

Storyline

In the 1940s, Alima decides to flee from an arranged marriage to work as a nanny for a Dutch family. Through all her new impressions and thoughts, she looks critically at colonial society and her own position.

Released
November 28, 2019
Runtime
1h 20min
Language
Dutch
Production
Pieter van Huystee Film & TV, EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
Cast