PUNCTURED HOPE (2009) - Africa Journal TV REUTERS

Feature Film "PUNCTURED HOPE" (2009) - 'Africa Journal' and Thomson Reuters TV Program & Interviews

DESCRIPTION: Punctured Hope is a Canadian movie filmed in Ghana that looks at a tradition (TROKOSI) practiced in parts of Ghanas Volta region in which a young virgin girl is given as a sacrifice for wrongs done by a family member. The film premiered in Accra, Ghana last year and was then screened in Los Angeles where it qualified for this years Academy Awards. The film was also nominated by the Political Film Society (Hollywood) for two awards: "Best Expose" and "Best Film on Human Rights" of 2009.

Director, Co-Writer, Executive Producer, Producer BRUNO PISCHIUTTA
Producer, Executive Producer DARIA TRIFU

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Human Rights
• women slavery
• genital mutilation
• Trokosi
• Africa
• Bruno Pischiutta
• Daria Trifu
• Reuters
• Thomson Reuters
• Africa Journal
• Toronto Pictures