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The Accabadora or ’Lady of Kind Death’ was a woman in Sardinian culture who performed an ancient form of euthanasia, an act of mercy for the terminally ill i...
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May 18, 2012 · La Accabadora is a middle-aged woman dressed in black with a long shawl covering her head. Her job, as appointed by the community, was to apply euthanasia to the old and infirm using a cudgel (a short thick stick used as a weapon).
Oct 24, 2019 · This is the legend of the Femmina Accabadora, Sardinia’s Lady of the Good Death, who may or may not have existed. But the name, derived from s’agabbadóra (“she who ends”) or, in Sardinian, s’acabbu (“the end”), has long been enough to instill fear among the young and old.
Apr 20, 2017 · L'accabadora: Directed by Enrico Pau. With Donatella Finocchiaro, Barry Ward, Sara Serraiocco, Anita Kravos. Cagliari of the 1940s is like a sprawling metropolis for those coming from a country village. Annetta arrives there just as Italy enters the war and the Allies start their bombing raids.
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- Drama
- Enrico Pau
- 2017-04-20
Jul 4, 2019 · Sa Femmina Accabadora was a woman who was in charge of bringing death to people of any age, in the event that they were in conditions of illness.
Aug 1, 2023 · The Accabadora was an elderly woman who would enter the house and euthanise the sick person by hitting them over the head with a hammer or stick. Though a morbid task, some considered it useful...
Mar 31, 2017 · Seguici su: Facebook: www.facebook.com/KochFilmsIT Sito: www.kochmedia-film.it/film/accabadora/ Alla fine degli anni Trenta, la trentacinquenne Annetta, una donna solitaria e...
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- PLAION PICTURES Italia
