21 August 2007 | Sala de proiectii a Studioului de film ASTRA |

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...de Astra Film Fest

In fiecare zi, Cinemateca ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 deschide cate o fereastra spre lume si spre oameni. Cele mai interesante filme documentare din ultimele doua decenii; filme de non-fictiune care au castigat premii la festivaluri internationale celebre; filme selectionate si premiate la ASTRA FILM

-festivalul de la Sibiu care a cucerit aprecierea si admiratia iubitorilor de film de calitate din toata lumea -pot fi vizionate pe tot parcursul anului Capitalei Culturale Europene la ASTRA FILM.

Each day the ASTRA FILM SIBIU 2007 Cinematheque opens a window towards the realities of the world and the every-day life of the people. The best documentary films of the past two decades, non-fiction films praised at famous festivals, award-winning documentaries of the previous ASTRA FILM Festivals are screened on each day of the Cultural Capital of Europe at ASTRA FILM.

Filmul descrie practica circumciziei la femei in comunitatile kenyene si somaleze. Aceasta practica face parte din ceremoniile de initiere a fetelor si variaza de la o operatie minora pana la indepartarea

completa a clitorisului si inchiderea aproape completa a vaginului. in cultura occidentala, o asemenea operatie echivaleaza cu o mutilare, in timp ce pentru localnici ea reprezinta o traditie, care nu trebuie abandonata sub nici o forma. Totusi, lumea e in schimbare, iar generatiile tinere contesta traditia si se revolta impotriva circumciziei. Femeile adulte din comunitate considera circumcizia ca fiind singurul mod de pastrare a puritatii si sanatatii fetelor. O doctorita incearca o solutie de compromis, propunandu-le oamenilor realizarea operatiei prin interventie chirurgicala, mai sigura si mai putin dureroasa. Filmul urmareste povestile unor tinere prinse intre loialitatea fata de parinti, dorinta de a se revolta impotriva vechilor obiceiuri si teama ca vor fi respinse de comunitate in cazul in care o vor face.

The film explores the practice of female circumcision within different Kenyan and Somali communities. The practice is part of female initiation ceremonies and varies from relatively minor surgery to the complete removal of the clitoris, and the sewing up of the vagina. To Western culture this is mutilation. For the locals, it is an ancient tradition that should by no means be abandoned. The world, however, is changing and new generations begin to question tradition and rebel against circumcision. Meanwhile, the older women in the community praise circumcision as a way to purity and health. A a compromise and painful medical girls who female doctor attempts to achieve open people’s minds to accepting safer and less procedures. The film follows the stories of young are caught between loyalty to their parents, the desire to rebel against old customs, and the fear that in doing so they will be rejected by their community.

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