Two Lisbon women are brought together in the fight to save a young Guinean girl from the threat of genital mutilation in this sensitive drama from Portuguese filmmaker Inês Oliveira. Sofia is a shut-in, a woman with a traumatic past, unwilling to connect with the outside world. Mariama is the Guinean housekeeper Sofia’s mother sent to keep up with the chores. But with Mariama’s younger sister Bobô facing a cruel traditional practice, Sofia will be forced out of her shell if she wants to intervene. Official Selection, 2013 Toronto and São Paolo Film Festivals.

DIR/SCR Inês Oliveira; SCR Rita Benis; PROD Fernando Vendrell. Portugal, 2013, color, 80 min. In Portuguese and Creole with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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