
Fleeing war-torn Somalia in 2006, Ifrah Ahmed is trafficked to Ireland where a traumatic medical examination when seeking asylum reveals the extent of her mutilation as a child. Traumatised by the memory, she channels the experience into a force for change and emerges as a formidable campaigner against Female Genital Mutilation at the highest political echelons. Based on the testimony of global FGM activist Ifrah Ahmed, the film is written and directed by Mary McGuckian.
- Year2019
- Runtime112 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Somali
- CountryIreland, Belgium, Somalia
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival 2019
- DirectorMARY MCGUCKIAN
- ScreenwriterMARY MCGUCKIAN
- ProducerMARY MCGUCKIAN, ADRIAN POLITOWSKI
- CastAJA NAOMI KING, MARTHA CANGO ANTONIO, BARKHAD ABDI, ORLA BRADY, STANLEY TOWNSEND, PAULINE MCLYNN, MARYAM MURSALS
Fleeing war-torn Somalia in 2006, Ifrah Ahmed is trafficked to Ireland where a traumatic medical examination when seeking asylum reveals the extent of her mutilation as a child. Traumatised by the memory, she channels the experience into a force for change and emerges as a formidable campaigner against Female Genital Mutilation at the highest political echelons. Based on the testimony of global FGM activist Ifrah Ahmed, the film is written and directed by Mary McGuckian.
- Year2019
- Runtime112 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Somali
- CountryIreland, Belgium, Somalia
- PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival 2019
- DirectorMARY MCGUCKIAN
- ScreenwriterMARY MCGUCKIAN
- ProducerMARY MCGUCKIAN, ADRIAN POLITOWSKI
- CastAJA NAOMI KING, MARTHA CANGO ANTONIO, BARKHAD ABDI, ORLA BRADY, STANLEY TOWNSEND, PAULINE MCLYNN, MARYAM MURSALS