Freed by Fire

Freed by Fire

2017 · 7 min

Follows Molina, a 12-year old Malawian girl who is forced to leave school and enter an arranged marriage to improve the family's economic standing. Once married, Molina quickly becomes a young mother and the victim of an abusive husband until the arrival of Chief Kachindamoto.

Directed by Michael Marantz

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