Synopsis
"Maimouna" - The life in front of me explores efforts to change attitudes to the traditional practice of female circumcision. The film follows the work of Maimouna, a young woman from Burkina Faso as she visits villages and families as part of an NGO's education and awareness programme on female circumcision. On her journey Maimouna explores the many myths and contradictions about female circumcision within her own culture. Maimouna went out to teach people but in the end, she learnt most about herself. Maimouna's story, which also tells the story of her society, is above all, a story of hope.
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