Women

The doccumentary is a largely feminist based production, it’s directors , Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto, are both women who created the doccumentary in order to present the crimes against women and children in the community. Due to this women in the film are presented with a position of power such as the Judge which is a controversial among the Sharia Law that believes women shouldn’t have independence. This patriarchal view is disapproved in the production as we see women having power and punishing men who harm the innocent.

Men

A majority of the men in the documentary are presented with a negative view. This is due to the patriarchal society of Kumba which is responsible for the mistreatment of women. This is due to dated traditions such as the Sharia Law which limits women’s rights and freedoms. Men in the documentary commit unspeakable crimes and take advantage of various women and are overall presented in a negative fashion.

Children

Children in the film suffer immense crimes committed against them. There is multiple cases of domestic abuse and sexual assault committed against children committed in the film. One such case is Manka who is beat viciously by her own Aunt. We see the scars left from the beatings which shows the harsh reality of these less regulated towns

Muslims

Muslims are mistreated often by their husbands and other family relations. This is due to Sharia Law which views women as property of their husband. Due to this viewpoint they are taken advantage of and often denied divorce leaving them with no choice but to stay with their abusive husbands.