Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 2021 · 15m

Break the Blade

Sebari Milach

Break the Blade poster
Director
Lethabo Mokgatle
Cast
Semenesh Cheksa as Afia Rediet Worku as Mom Sofonias Feleke as Tribesman 1 Wubetu Shimelash as Tribesman 2 Angelique Munyange as Girl 1 Faeben Fulford as Girl 2
Crew
Lethabo Mokgatle — Screenplay Lethabo Mokgatle — Producer Avery Hatch — Production Design
Tagline

A young woman gets tricked by her mom into getting circumcised for a traditional ritual practice shortly after her sister died from the same practice.

Synopsis

Sebari Milach is an awareness film aimed at showing the dark ritualistic practices of female circumcision illegally practiced in Africa. This film touches on a true story about a young Ethiopian girl who gets tricked by her mother into getting circumcised at a ritual purification ceremony shortly after her sister passed away from the same practice.

Mood & Themes
africanwoman directorblack awarenesswomen's rightsawarenesssocial awarenessmysterious eventswomen of colorfemalecultures of west africafgm
Key Collaborators
Lethabo Mokgatle Director Lethabo Mokgatle Screenplay Lethabo Mokgatle Producer Avery Hatch Production Design
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