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Asylum (2003)

★ 8.00 votes ⏱ 0 h 20 min

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.

Asylum is a 2003 movie. Genres: Documentary. Directed by Sandy McLeod. Runtime: 20 minutes.

Release dateMarch 9, 2003
Runtime0 h 20 min
DirectorSandy McLeod
Original languageEN

Keywords

Woman director

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