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Dry (2014)

Dry poster
Directed by
Stephanie Okereke
Genre
drama film
Country
Nigeria
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl in Nigeria is forced into an early marriage, leading to severe health problems. The film follows her struggle and the work of a doctor trying to help her.

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What happens

Dry is a 2014 Nigerian drama film directed by Stephanie Linus and starring Stephanie Okereke, Liz Benson, William McNamara, Darwin Shaw and Paul Sambo. On 20 July 2013, a teaser trailer for the film was released, in response to the Child marriage controversy ongoing in Nigeria at the time. The film's theme focuses on Vesicovaginal fistula condition and underaged marriage among young women, narrating the ordeal of a thirteen-year-old girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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