When The Time Comes
Women
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13m
Shot among the Samburu semi-nomadic tribe of Kenya, "When The Time Comes" portraits its relation to the ancestral and controversial practice that is female circumcision (Female Genital Cutting) and highlights the inter-generational debate that is taking place in their communities, allowing girls and women to fight for their rights, with the support of many men.
Director: Charles Gay
2012 | 13 min
France | Kenya | USA
Language: Samburu
Subtitles: English
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