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Synopsis

When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.

Year2004
CountrySenegal
Cinematic DNA
I watched this film [Moolaadé], and it changed the way I thought about making films. This is my favorite film of all time. Period. ... It changed my relationship to sound, it changed my relationship to performance, it changed my relationship to space. ... When you watch 'Moonlight,' you can see the influence.
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