The Secret Pain

Overview

Dramatic events destined Kate Kendel to live with various missionary foster parents in Sierra Leone and Scandinavia. At the age of 16, she returned to her biological family in Sierra Leone and was genitally mutilated against her will. We follow Kate back to her roots, where the circumciser's' secret society, Bundu, is so feared that no government has yet been able to rock its power. "The Secret Pain" is a strong portrait of the psychological consequences women face after this kind of physical mutilation.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 9, 2006

Original language

Danish

Director

Mette Knudsen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0981290