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Asylum is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 9 march 2003

Asylum (2003)

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Released in USA 9 march 2003
OriginUSA
Rating64% 3.2176353.2176353.2176353.2176353.217635

Asylum is a 2003 American short documentary film directed by Sandy McLeod. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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A young Ghanaian woman seeks refugee status in the U.S. when her father attempts to force her to marry against her will, and undergo female genital mutilation.

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