Umoja, the Village Where Men Are Forbidden

  • Umoja, le village interdit aux hommes
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)
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From 1970 to 2003, 1,600 women said they had been raped by British soldiers in northern Kenya. Feeling dishonored, their husbands beat and abandoned them. A handful of these women created Umoja, a village off-limits to men, which became the refuge of Samburu women. Jealous men regularly threaten the village and create many problems for its founder, Rebecca Lolosoli.

France
Director : Jean-Marc Sainclair, Jean Crousillac
Writer : Jean-Marc Sainclair
Camera : Maëlenn Dujardin
Sound : Olivier Roux
Editing : Laura Delle Piane
Format: DV Cam - 4/3 - PAL. Colour
Running time: 52 mn
Year of production: 2008
Production : Manta Productions (Paris, France)
Sales : Jean Crousillac : Manta Productions (Paris, France)

FIPA 2009, Biarritz
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