Punctured Hope: A Story About Trokosi and the Young Girls' Slavery in Today's West Africa

Name: Punctured Hope: A Story About Trokosi and the Young Girls' Slavery in Today's West Africa
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-11-13
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Belinda Siamey, Ruffy Samuel Quansah, Joyce Akagbo

2009
1h 31m

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8.1/10

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Punctured Hope: A Story About Trokosi and the Young Girls' Slavery in Today's West Africa (2009)

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Synopsis: The story takes place in today's Ghana. According to Trokosi custom, if someone commits a crime, traditional leaders order that a young girl from that family be sent to the shrine as a form of atonement. The chief priest and his entourage genitally mutilate and sexually abuse the girl. Against all odds, the protagonist of the story escapes the shrine. PUNCTURED HOPE follows her life from the age of innocence to premature adulthood, against a backdrop of real and very animated African village life.

Director Bruno Pischiutta - Born in Udine, Italy in 1947, Bruno Pischiutta began his film career in the late 60's as an actor in films by Francesco Rosi, Nanni Loy and Billy Wilder. In 1975 he founded the Centro Iniziative di Azione Culturale in Rome. He made his directorial debut in 1975 with COMPAGNE NUDE, and he moved to Canada in 1983. His other films include ULTIMO INCONTRO A VENEZIA (1977), ISOLA MECCANICA (1978), THE COMOEDIA (1981), LIFE'S CHARADE (1987) and MAYBE (2003).

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Director
- Bruno Pischiutta
Writers
- Kingsley Sam Obed
- Bruno Pischiutta
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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Bruno Pischiutta
Writers
- Kingsley Sam Obed
- Bruno Pischiutta
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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PUNCTURED HOPE | Selected Scenes

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PUNCTURED HOPE | Selected Scenes

Interview 6:18

PUNCTURED HOPE | Reuters News Special

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PUNCTURED HOPE | Montreal One World Film Festival

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1/10

Poorly Directed - Ineffective - an Insult to the young girls

This film does not do justice to the atrocity of Trokosi victims. This crudely made film has an awkward pace thanks to the horrible direction. The film doesn't come close to representing the real life drama and horror of Trokosi.

phil_putter
Dec 22, 2019
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Release date
- November 13, 2009 (United States)
Country of origin
- Canada
Language
- English
Filming locations
- Accra, Ghana
Production companies
- Adhara Properties
- Toronto Pictures
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Budget
- $5,800,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 31 minutes
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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