The movie was set in the lead up to Nigerian independence, which came on Oct. The film October 1 by the Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is an exceptional work of cinematographic expertise and creativity. The wide global media coverage of the film is helping to drive important conversations about gender inequality in Nigeria and beyond. The Ford Foundation-supported film was awarded Overall Best Movie at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. Zara (Stephanie Okereke), a medical doctor who had a similarly traumatic childhood, meets Halima and tries to help her and other young women and girls facing similar experiences. She starts to experience continuous lack of voluntary control over her urination, and consequently, is abandoned by her husband and discriminated against in her community. Halima becomes pregnant and suffers Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) after child delivery. The film centers on the story of a 13-year-old girl, Halima (Zubaida Ibrahim Fagge), whose poor uneducated parents marry her off to Sani (Tijjani Faraga), a 60-year-old man who frequently rapes her in the so-called marriage. ‘Dry’ - Nigeriaĭry is a 2014 Nigerian drama directed by Stephanie Okereke-Linus and based on true life accounts, focusing on the impacts of child marriage. 10 - we’ve put together a list of seven movies from Africa you can watch to learn more about gender-based violence.

To mark the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign - which starts on Nov. As just one example, after watching the Oscar-winning film A Girl in the River, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced he would change the law on so-called “honour killings”, according to the film director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.īut there are plenty of other movies too that work to highlight sexual and gender-based violence, amplifying the realities of the dangers that millions of women and girls face on a daily basis. Movies can also amplify awareness on societal issues, using characters and plot to help us better understand and empathise with experiences that may not be our own.

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