In the name of Your Daughter
Award Winner
Film Info
Film Year: 208
Film Duration: 84 min
Country: Canada
Language: Swahili
Director
Giselle Portenier
Film Category
Best Director
Synopsis
Heartbreaking and heartwarming, the award-winning In The Name Of Your Daughter tells the story of Tanzanian girls as young as eight who have to make the most difficult choice of their young lives: whether to submit to female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage or risk their lives and run away from home, not knowing if they’ll ever see their families again. Rhobi Samwelly, one of the most charismatic women in Africa, risks her life to give the girls a safe haven. This is a story of courage and hope.