Jaha's Promise
Documentary
★ 7.3/1020171h 20m
Director: Kate O'Callaghan
A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
English
Released
Mar 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
English
Released
Mar 16, 2017
Cast
Jaha Dukureh
Self
Fanta Bai Secka
Fanta Bai Secka
Self
Halimatou Ceesay
Halimatou Ceesay
Self
Taina Bien Amie
Taina Bien Amie
Self
Naima Abdullahi
Naima Abdullahi
Self
Mariam Camara
Mariam Camara
Self
Ban Ki-moon
Self
Sait Matty Jaw
Sait Matty Jaw
Self
Hagie
Hagie
Self
Nancy Nyang
Nancy Nyang
Self
Abubacarr Jah
Abubacarr Jah
Self
Sainey Darboe
Sainey Darboe
Self
Abdoulie Fatty
Abdoulie Fatty
Self
Binta Jammeh-Sidibe
Binta Jammeh-Sidibe
Self
Yunus Salieu
Yunus Salieu
Self
Sarjo Simaha
Sarjo Simaha
Self
Omar Sey
Omar Sey
Self
Kendra Barnes
Kendra Barnes
Young Jaha
Rosie Pettway
Rosie Pettway
Marriage Advisor
Barack Obama
Self (Archive footage)
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