Name: Jaha's Promise
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-03-16
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Cast: Jaha Dukureh, Fanta Bai Secka, Halimatou Ceesay, Taina Bien Amie, Naima Abdullahi

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A documentary about the life and activism of Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who returns to her country of birth to confront the harmful tradition that she and 200 million women and girls have undergone globally.

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Directed by: Patrick Farrelly, Kate O'Callaghan
Produced by: Patrick Farrelly, Kate O'Callaghan
Music by: Killian Fitzgerald, Michael Fleming

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March 16, 2017 · 1 h 20 min · Documentary

Released: March 16, 2017
Runtime: 1 h 20 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: English
Also spoken: Wolof
Made in: United Kingdom, United States, Gambia, Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria
Available in: 96 countries

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In the United States, Jaha's Promise streams on Prime, OVID, and DocuramaFilms, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Cineverse. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 77 other countries.

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 7.6).

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.