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Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden (2008)

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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Director: Jean Crousillac,
Jean-Marc Sainclair
Release date: April 20, 2008
Running time: 52 minutes

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