Moolaadé
Released: 2004
Drama
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
Starring: Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Joseph Traoré, Théophile Sowié, Balla Habib Dembélé
Directed by: Ousmane Sembène
Written by: Ousmane Sembène
Language: French, Bambara
Scenes
A girl who has been mutilated by female circumcision tries to urinate but is unable, because the sewing up of her genitals has left no room.
Alternate Titles
Moolaadé - suojelus
Moolaade - fristaden