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  • In the Name of Your Daughter (2018)
  • 85 min | Documentary
In the Name of Your Daughter (2018)
85 min | Documentary
Terrified of stories of girls bleeding to death, young Tanzanian children face a terrible choice: whether to submit to female genital mutilation and child marriage, or risk their lives and run away from home. Rhobi Samwelly, a brave local ...See moreTerrified of stories of girls bleeding to death, young Tanzanian children face a terrible choice: whether to submit to female genital mutilation and child marriage, or risk their lives and run away from home. Rhobi Samwelly, a brave local hero, stands up to her community and provides a Safe House to protect the courageous girls. Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is harmful and illegal, in Northern Tanzania it is widely believed that girls' clitorises must be cut off to reduce promiscuity. Mutilated girls also demand twice the bride price as uncut girls. The chillingly named 'cutting season' runs through the school holidays in December. Now, some of the most courageous girls in the world, some as young as eight, are leaving everyone they love behind to run to a Safe House, not knowing if they'll ever see their families again. We follow the feisty and courageous 12-year-old Rosie Makore, one of the brave girls who flees from female genital mutilation (FGM) and the child marriage that her parents had planned for her. We meet the charismatic Rhobi Samwelly who protects the girls and fights the thousands-year-old practice. But ancient traditions die hard. In cooperation with the Safe House, Police officer Sijali and her team start cracking down on FGM, arresting parents and cutters while rescuing girls at risk. As the year's cutting season winds down, in heartbreaking reconciliation meetings, parents must decide if they'll spare their daughters and take them back. See less
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Composer
Andrea Wettstein
Cinematographer
Samson Kapinga
Editor
Cathy Gulkin
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Updated Mar 20, 2018
Release date
Jun 13, 2019 (Canada)
Awards
1 nomination

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Rhobi Samwelly
Self - Founder of Mugumu Women's Safe House Self - Founder of Mugumu Women's Safe House   See fewer
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Flora
Self - 13 Years Old Self - 13 Years Old   See fewer
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Sijali Nyambuche
Self - Mugumu Police Officer Self - Mugumu Police Officer   See fewer
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Jenifer
Self - 6 Years Old Self - 6 Years Old   See fewer
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Rosie Makori
Self - 12 Years Old (as Rosie) Self - 12 Years Old (as Rosie)   See fewer
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Wambura Kisika
Self - Mugumu Women's Safe House's Barrister Self - Mugumu Women's Safe House's Barrister   See fewer
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Neema Chacha
Self - 12 Years Old (as Neema) Self - 12 Years Old (as Neema)   See fewer
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Rhobi
Self - 11 Years Old Self - 11 Years Old   See fewer
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Leticia Gideon
Self - 10 Years Old (as Leticia) Self - 10 Years Old (as Leticia)   See fewer
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Grace
Self - 15 Years Old Self - 15 Years Old   See fewer
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Jacqueline
Self - 10 Years Old Self - 10 Years Old   See fewer
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Nyazirali Kitara
Self - Physician Self - Physician   See fewer
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Beatrice Magoti
Self - Nurse Self - Nurse   See fewer
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Maria
Self - 8 Years Old Self - 8 Years Old   See fewer
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Rehema
Self - 12 Years Old Self - 12 Years Old   See fewer
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Neema Samson
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Zawaldi
Self - 11 Years Old Self - 11 Years Old   See fewer
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