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A documentary film about the dramatic life of African-Danish Kate Kendel. It’s also about female genital mutilation and its mental and physical consequences for circumcised women. It is a barbaric tradition kept alive in various African countries killing thousands and mutilating millions of small girls and young women.
The film follows Kate on her journey back to her native Sierra Leone where 9 out of 10 girls are circumcised. Here she confronts the deep roots of circumcision in society. All the digbas (women circumcisers) are organized in a secret, feared and powerful “Bundu Society”. This Society is so powerful that no government has yet succeeded in rocking it. Because Kate has been circumcised herself and was born in Sierra Leone, the film contains truly exceptional pictures. Kate succeeds in interviewing some of the “digbas”. And the film manages to get inside the “kanta” –the place where 20 girls have just been genitally mutilated.
According to Amnesty International 6,000 girls are genitally mutilated every single day worldwide, i.e. 2 million girls every year.

Denmark - 2006 - 1 h 14 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Mette Knudsen Writer Mette Knudsen based on Kate Kendel Camera Simon Plum Sound Stine Hein Editing Aase Holm Music Palle Norgaard Knudsen

Production Angel Production, Blomstervaenget 52, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Danemark Tél : +45 2559 9918

Sales Angel Production, Blomstervaenget 52, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Danemark Tél : +45 2559 9951 E-mail : sofie@angelfilms.dk