Halima - How to Stay Strong
Coming
12th November, 2026
Overview
Halima underwent an operation to reconstruct her vulva after female genital mutilation. On her journey home, she talks about her way of staying strong. A film about the consequences of FGM, everyday racism in Germany and reality as a female refugee. Halima is a collective figure, representing biography, struggle and point of view of five somali women, who had suffred from FGM/C and worked on the film in all stages of production.
Genres