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Lumo
The agonies of present-day Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In eastern Congo on the Rwanda border, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of terror. Lumo Sinai was just over 20 when marauding soldiers attacked her. A fistula, common among victims of violent rape, rendered her incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, Lumo awaits reconstructive surgery. Lumo is her story, tragic for its cruelties but also inspiring for the struggle she wages and the dignity she displays, with the help of an extraordinary African hospital, to overcome shame, fear, and the affliction that robs her of a normal life. (packaged to 56:46)
Aired: Sep 18, 2007 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 1h Rating: 0 Country:Production:
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01: Rain in a Dry Land02: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars03: Standing Silent Nation04: Revolution '6705: The Chances of the World Changing06: Prison Town, USA07: Following Sean08: Arctic Son09: Libby, Montana10: Made in L.A.11: The Camden 2812: Lumo13: 49 Up14: Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner