Archive Cinema City 2011.

I Was Worth 50 Sheep

Jag var värd 50 lamm

Genre: Documentary
Country: Sweden
Year: 2011
Duration: 58 min

Director: Nima Sarvestani



Programme selection: Democracy/Export-Import

Synopsis:

Sabere was sold ten years old, to a 50-year-old afghan man, became pregnant several times, resulting in miscarriage. Now she is sixteen and being helped to fight for her freedom. Sabere’s mother was also inherited by her cousin. They have a daughter Farzaneh, now eleven. Her father is selling because of poverty. Farzanehs price tag was 50 sheep.

Awards: Best Swedish documentary, Göteborg International Film Festival 2011

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