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201786 minPG-13documentary

Gender Equality Human Trafficking

Hana

201786 minPG-13documentary

Four girls named Hanaa face life-altering challenges: forced marriage in India, abduction in Nigeria, motherhood in Peru, and sale in Syria.

Gender Equality Human Trafficking

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Giuseppe Carrieri

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Four girls named Hanaa face life-altering challenges: forced marriage in India, abduction in Nigeria, motherhood in Peru, and sale in Syria.

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Giuseppe Carrieri

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In India, a young girl faces an arranged marriage dictated by her horoscope. In Nigeria, another girl endures rape at the hands of Boko Haram soldiers and attempts to escape her captors. A girl in Peru becomes a mother at a young age. In Syria, the chaos of war leads to a girl being sold to the highest bidder. These four stories connect through their shared name, Hanaa, revealing the struggles faced by girls across different countries.

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