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Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden is a film of genre Documentary

Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden (2008)

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Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden is a French documentary film about the Kenyan village Umoja. For nearly 30 years, hundreds of women living in Umoja say they were raped by British soldiers in northern Kenya.
Accused of having brought shame on their community, they are beaten by their husbands and divorce. A handful of them created Umoja, the village prohibits men who became the refuge of Samburu women. Men jealous regularly attack the village and cause problems to its founder Rebecca Lolosoli.

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Ce documentaire raconte l'histoire d'un village kényan, Umoja. Pendant près de 30 ans, des centaines de femmes vivant à Umoja disent avoir été violées par des soldats britanniques dans le nord du Kenya. Accusées d'avoir apporté la honte sur leur communauté, elles se font battre et répudier par leur maris. Une poignée d'entre elles créent Umoja, un village interdit aux hommes qui devient le refuge des femmes samburu. Des hommes jaloux attaquent régulièrement le village et posent des problèmes à sa fondatrice Rebecca Lolosoli.

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