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Women, entirely women

by Philippe Baqué , Dani Kouyaté

Infos

Original title : Femmes, entièrement femmes

Director : Philippe Baqué , Dani Kouyaté

Production : Vrai Vrai Films

Duration : 66 Minutes

Year : 2015

Original version : French

Subtitled version : English

Country : France

Synopsis

A French urologist has created a clitoris restoration surgery. Circumcised women are struggling to benefit of it. In Burkina Faso and France, women have decided to undergo surgery. They testify to their struggle to become "entirely" women. Actresses embody women who chose to testify anonymously. A dialogue is established. The word is free. Will the restoration of the clitoris become a universally recognized right?

Awards

Public Prize : Festival Lumières d’Afrique de Besançon, 2014
Festival Résistances of Foix
Festival International of Lasalle
London Film Africa Festival
Escales documentaires de La Rochelle
Festival International du Film d'Amiens
Rencontres Sobatè de Ouagadougou
Festival Cinema & Medicine of Warsaw

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