Asylum

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Documentary

Overview

Baba, a young Ghanaian woman, goes in search of her father for his blessing on her impending marriage. This turns to a nightmare as he insists she a different man, and that she undergo female genital mutilation as is the custom in his tribe. She is forced to flee her father's village, seeking refugee status in the U.S. Instead she becomes enmeshed in the U.S. immigration system.

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Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 9, 2003
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Director: Sandy McLeod
Producer: Gini Reticker
Cinematography: Kirsten Johnson
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0363445