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Jaha's Promise (2017) — Ligoscope

Jaha's Promise

Film · 2017

Jaha's Promise

80 min · Directed by Patrick Farrelly

7.36
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A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.

Cast

Jaha Dukureh

Jaha Dukureh

Self

Fanta Bai Secka

Self

Halimatou Ceesay

Self

Taina Bien Amie

Self

Naima Abdullahi

Self

Mariam Camara

Self

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

Self

Sait Matty Jaw

Self

Hagie

Self

Nancy Nyang

Self

Abubacarr Jah

Self

Sainey Darboe

Self

Abdoulie Fatty

Self

Binta Jammeh-Sidibe

Self

Yunus Salieu

Self

Sarjo Simaha

Self

Omar Sey

Self

Kendra Barnes

Young Jaha

Rosie Pettway

Marriage Advisor

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (Archive footage)

Yahya Jammeh

Self (Archive footage)

Crew

Director: Patrick Farrelly, Kate O'Callaghan
Producer: Kate O'Callaghan, Patrick Farrelly, Alan Hayling, Sinead Kinnane
Editor: Sinead Kinnane
Cinematography: Kate McCullough
Sound: Michael Fleming

Details

Studios: Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB, SRF, RTÉ
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Gambia
Languages: English, Wolof
Release: March 16, 2017

Themes

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