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Mazloom

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Country
Maldives

How it feels

This Maldivian anthology web series has four standalone chapters. Each chapter focuses on a different societal issue. The stories follow a rape survivor, a child with an imaginary friend, a domestic abuse victim, and a human trafficking victim.

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What happens

Mazloom (transl. Victim) is a Maldivian four-part anthology web series directed by Ilyas Waheed. Produced by Asim Ali and Ilyas Waheed under IFilms and Kazmik International, the series focuses on several societal issues. The first chapter, following the lives of two survivors of rape assaults, stars Nuzuhath Shuaib, Ahmed Ifnaz Firag, Sharaf Abdulla and Washiya Mohamed in pivotal roles. The second chapter titled Zarrook starring Mohamed Mahil, Sharif and Nathasha Jaleel, narrates the story of a young child connecting with an imaginary friend. The third chapter titled "Minju" follows the life of a victim of domestics abuse (played by Thaathi Adam), who realizes her self-value when her husband (played by Ravee Farooq) was bed-ridden due to a stroke paralyses. The fourth chapter titled "Hintha" stars Mariyam Azza as the victim of human trafficking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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