Prayer For The Departed
King of Skull
Official Selection
In the heart of Brazil and in one of the oldest festivals in the world, having run for over 30 yrs! A film based on the real life experiences of a 14-year-old school girl’s experience with sexual assault, abortion and death, premiered in Nairobi on Friday at the Prestige Cinema.
Titled Prayer for the Departed, the film portrayed how the young girl, only identified as JMM, was raped and got pregnant; and after she sought abortion services from a quack doctor, she was denied life saving healthcare in government funded hospitals.
She eventually died of kidney failure. Nick Smith, the Executive Producer of the movie, said the film was an opportunity to humanize and put flesh and blood to court judgments that often sound technical and abstract but have real people’s lives behind them.
Awards For Prayer For The Departed
