A Girl From Mogadishu
Year: 2019
Country:
IRELAND, BELGIUM, SOMALIA
Language:
Somali
Run Time:
112 minutes
Ninety-eight percent of women in Somalia have undergone cutting, commonly known as female genital mutilation. At the age of eight, Ifrah Ahmed is held down by her grandmother while a doctor conducts a medical procedure to remove her clitoris without anesthetics. At age 15, she is married off to a 50-year-old who abuses her. Thankfully, she is able to eventually escape. However, Ifrah is still not safe in war-torn Somalia. She endures a gang-rape by local soldiers and flees the country by being smuggled into Ireland, where she seeks asylum. There, Ifrah makes it her mission to give a voice to the women subjected to this damaging cultural tradition and end its practice. Ifrah wants the world to know that it’s not a Muslim tradition to be condoned in the name of religion; it is mutilation and a human rights violation affecting 140 million women worldwide. A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is a gripping and inspiring recount of how a teen from Somalia’s capital went from a scared, voiceless girl to a world-renowned activist. (In English and Somali with subtitles) — R.R.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebars
African Diaspora
Women of the World
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Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
International Narrative Competition
Director
Mary McGuckian
Producers
Mary McGuckian, Adrian Politowski
Screenwriting
Mary McGuckian
Cinematography
Michael Lavelle
Editing
Mary McGuckian, Sylvie Lanora, Mairead McIvor
Principal Cast
Aja Naomi King, Martha Canga Antonio, Barkhad Abdi, Orla Brady, Stanley Townsend, Pauline McLynn, Maryam Mursal
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