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Leaving Africa(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-01-26
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Time: 1h 24m
A story about friendship and empowerment
Overview:
Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
Languages: English, Finnish.
Countries:
Uganda,
Finland
ProductionCompanies:
Guerilla Films
Movie: Leaving Africa
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Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
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2015-01-26
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A story about friendship and empowerment
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