![]() Some issues of violence against women examined in this documentary include rape in Sierra Leone, sex trafficking in Cambodia, maternal mortality and female genital cutting in Somaliland, and intergenerational prostitution in India. While it mainly focuses on and features the women who are making change for other women within their own countries, the documentary also features Nicholas Kristof and several actresses (Diane Lane, America Ferrera, Olivia Wilde, Gabrielle Union, Eva Mendes, and Meg Ryan), as well as an appearance by George Clooney and many women’s rights advocates and activists. Half the Sky aired as two two-hour segments on PBS in the United States. The film itself examines complex moral and cultural issues that are addressed by women from within the community who have experience with those issues. The film is inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s nonfiction eponymous book. Half the Sky is a documentary about women’s rights that focuses on women in “developing countries” (countries of the Global South). ![]() America Ferrera speaking with Urmi Batsu in ‘Half the Sky’ (via ) ![]()
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