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True Films
Ursula Müller
Manteuffelstraße 58
10999 Berlin
Tel.: +49 172 48 20 80
Fax: +49 30 61 62 16 43
E-Mail:
mueller@truefilms.de

Ulrike Sülzle

Miriam Zimmermann

Ton: Bastian Huber
Musik: Jasmin Reuter

Ulrike Sülzle
Hauptstraße 133
71642 Ludwigsburg
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 7141 64 34 723
Mobil: +49 179 50 35 635
E-Mail: rike@chismo.de

Synopsis

The practice of female circumcision has been illegal in Burkina Faso since 1996. Despite this, many young women still undergo the painful and sometimes fatal operation. NGOs such as Bangr Nooma work to expose the realities of the traditional practice of circumcision through educational programmes. We follow one of their representatives, Maïmouna, a determined young woman from the Ivory Coast, who was herself circumcised at the age of 15, as she travels by motorbike around the vast savannahs of the Samatenga region of Burkina Faso, talking to men, women and young people about their views and her experiences. During her travels Maïmouna repeatedly encounters familiar superstitions, fears and myths, but the discussions she leads in the communities allow a space for people to both express themselves and learn about what has until then been a taboo subject.
Fabiola Maldonado's and Ulrike Sülzle's film intelligently explores the reasons why the practice of female circumcision continues to be so widespread, without taking the moral highground. Through the spirit and strength of Maïmouna, the film delivers a message of hope.

Biography

Maïmouna (2006)

Filmography

Maïmouna (2006)

Dates

41	05.10.2007	18:30	Kommkino
63	06.10.2007	21:30	Kommkino