Leaving Africa (2015)
A story about friendship and empowerment
Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
Director: Iiris Härmä
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Editing: Nils Pagh Andersen
Production: Guerilla Films
Country: Uganda, Finland
Language: English, suomi
Original Language: en
Keywords
woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Leaving Africa about?
- Riitta and Catherine live together in Uganda. By day the two sixtysomethings provide sexual health and equality education for Catholics, Muslims and Anglicans alike. By night they smoke, do crosswords and don’t shy away from frank discussions. Riitta's long career empowering women in Africa is coming to a close, but Ugandan government is trying their best to shut down their sex-ed program during her last months in Africa.
- Who directed Leaving Africa?
- Leaving Africa was directed by Iiris Härmä.
- How long is Leaving Africa?
- Leaving Africa has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Leaving Africa?
- Leaving Africa is a Documentary, Drama film.
- Where was Leaving Africa produced?
- Leaving Africa was produced in Uganda, Finland.