Country:Sudan

Director:Gudallah Gubara

Program:Eastern Parallels

Summary:

We reprise Gubara’s most well known and acclaimed feature film. Tajoog is the beautiful cousin of a young tribal man who is deeply in love with her. He publically declares his love for her in a song.  The traditions of the tribe denounce such an act and as a consequence his uncle refuses his proposal to marry her. But after the young man departs and declares his repentance the marriage is finally allowed. But in the meantime another man has staked his interest in Tajoog which drives the young man to jealousy. This sets the stage for a series of transgressions which will result in tragedy and send the young man out into exile as a wandering bard of the deserts.