Heroic Bodies

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Heroic Bodies, is a 2022 Sudanese movie, directed by Sara Suliman. with a runtime of 95 minutes.

Overview

Heroic Bodies is a documentary that traces the centuries-long history of systematic oppression of women in Sudan, dating back to the 16th century. Through candid testimony from women's rights advocates — predominantly women, with a handful of male allies — the film examines the many ways in which female bodies have been treated as property: from being forced into concubinage and slavery to genital mutilation and facial disfigurement. Far from dwelling solely on trauma, Heroic Bodies also documents the courageous resistance and hard-won changes that activists have fought for. A searing, necessary account of gender-based violence and the women determined to end it.

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