SPO 2007 2004 Senegal-France co-production 2 hours 4 minutes "Moolaade" (Original title: Moolaade "The Sanctuary") An African True Story Ousmane Sembène (Director, Screenplay) This controversial film won the Grand Prix in the Un Certain Regard section at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in '04. It depicts "female genital mutilation," which is still practiced in various parts of Africa and is controversial from a humanitarian perspective. Story A small village in West Africa. One day, four girls refuse to undergo female genital mutilation and run to Kora. They believe she will protect them because she did not have her own daughter circumcised. However, this incident causes a great uproar in the village.