I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced

Overview

Ten-year-old Nojoom was forced to marry a 30-year-old man. The dowry offered the family a small income and 'one less mouth to feed'. Nojoom discovers that her life will take a turn for the worse. Her husband is indifferent to her age. Every day after she is wedded, the child works under harsh conditions and every night, the child-bride is raped by a man 20 years older than her. A legitimate and acceptable arrangement for all, except for Nojoom.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 11, 2014

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Yemen

Production

Benji Films,Hoopoe Film

Cast

Sawadi Alkainaie,Reham Mohammed,Adnan Alkhader,Naziha Alansi,Rana Mohammed,Ibrahim Al-Ashmori

Director

Khadija Al-Salami

Writer

Khadija Al-Salami

Producer

Sheikha Prohaska-Alatas,Lauren Mekhael,Khadija Al-Salami,Benoît Jaubert,Moataz Madi,Astrid Foulon

Cinematography

Victor Credi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4313646