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Jaha's Promise

Jaha's Promise

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Documentary
📜 Overview: A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Wolof
📆 Date Released: 2017-03-16
⌚ Running Time: 80 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.8

Beloved Cast

Jaha Dukureh original image
Self
Jaha Dukureh
Fanta Bai Secka original image
Self
Fanta Bai Secka
Halimatou Ceesay original image
Self
Halimatou Ceesay
Taina Bien Amie original image
Self
Taina Bien Amie
Naima Abdullahi original image
Self
Naima Abdullahi
Mariam Camara original image
Self
Mariam Camara
Ban Ki-moon original image
Self
Ban Ki-moon
Sait Matty Jaw original image
Self
Sait Matty Jaw
Hagie original image
Self
Hagie
Nancy Nyang original image
Self
Nancy Nyang
Abubacarr Jah original image
Self
Abubacarr Jah
Sainey Darboe original image
Self
Sainey Darboe
Abdoulie Fatty original image
Self
Abdoulie Fatty
Binta Jammeh-Sidibe original image
Self
Binta Jammeh-Sidibe
Yunus Salieu original image
Self
Yunus Salieu
Sarjo Simaha original image
Self
Sarjo Simaha
Omar Sey original image
Self
Omar Sey
Kendra Barnes original image
Young Jaha
Kendra Barnes
Rosie Pettway original image
Marriage Advisor
Rosie Pettway
Barack Obama original image
Self (Archive footage)
Barack Obama
Yahya Jammeh original image
Self (Archive footage)
Yahya Jammeh

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