Arquivo

Documentary about a young Congolese woman on an uncertain path to recovery at a unique hospital for rape survivors. The agonies of war torn Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In eastern Congo, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of terror. Recently engaged to a young man from her village, 20 year-old Lumo Sinai couldn’t wait to have children and start a family. But when she crossed paths with marauding soldiers who brutally attacked her, she was left with a fistula — a condition that has rendered her incontinent and threatens her ability to give birth in the future. Rejected by her fiancé and cast aside by her family, Lumo found her way to the one place that may save her: a hospital for rape survivors set on the border with Rwanda. Buoyed by the love of the hospital staff, and a formidable team of wise women known to all as The Mamas, Lumo and her friends keep the hope of one day resuming their former lives, thanks to an operation that can restore them fully to health. Lumo faces the challenge of recovery with remarkable courage and sass. But when it looks like her operation may have failed, Lumo’s faith is thrown entirely into question.