i wanted to show the hypocrisy of a lot of men, men like imean his oka to marry a european woman. And matilda herself comes to occupy really important role in the community. She trains in a kind of village medicine and sets up a clinic. Why was that important? It's because i've heard that my mother became a doctor as she was so obsessed by taking care of people. That's very moving. But you know, weve all experienced that when you go to another country and you live there the first time, that you feel ok. Now, i understand people think that maybe i belong to this country. I speak the language well enough that people
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