BERLIN : Mwajemi Hussein had never been in a cinema or acted before her leading role in 'The Survival of Kindness', a film that stands a chance of winning the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.Hussein, in her early 50s, plays BlackWoman in the dystopian racial allegory by director Rolf de Heer, that o
BERLIN : Mwajemi Hussein had never been in a cinema or acted before her leading role in"The Survival of Kindness", a film that stands a chance of winning the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
The actor and case worker from the Democratic Republic of Congo draws on her unique personal experience growing up to transform the largely non-speaking role into a study of resilience, persistence, despair and kindness. "I grew up without my parent, my biological parent, so I had to learn how to communicate with people around the villages to try and survive", she said.
She auditioned for the role despite having no acting experience, after being encouraged by members of her community.
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