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Dry is a 2014 Nigerian drama film directed by Stephanie Linus and starring Stephanie Okereke, Liz Benson, William McNamara, Darwin Shaw and Paul Sambo. On 20 July 2013, a teaser trailer for the film was released, in response to the Child marriage controversy ongoing in Nigeria at the time.
The film's theme focuses on Vesicovaginal fistula condition and underaged marriage among young women, narrating the story of a thirteen-year-old girl, Halima (Zubaida Ibrahim Fagge), whose poor uneducated parents marry her off to Sani (Tijjani Faraga), a 60-year-old man, who constantly rapes her. Halima gets pregnant and suffers Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) after child delivery; she's consequently abandoned by her husband and discriminated against in the society. Zara (Stephanie Okereke), a medical doctor who also suffered a horrific childhood meets Halima; she tries to help her get through her situation and also save other young women under such circumstance.
Original Release
08/14/2015
US Release
11/09/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ferdinand Afo | Halima's Brother |
Rekiya Attah | Hajia |
Samuel Beavis | Doctor |
Liz Benson | Matron |
Famaina Buyengum | Dilialiya |
Klint da Drunk | Dr. Mutanga |
Tamara Eteimo | Nurse Ramatu |
Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge | Halima |
Tijani Faraga | Sani |
Rahama Hassan | Fatima |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ferdinand Afo | Halima's Brother |
Rekiya Attah | Hajia |
Samuel Beavis | Doctor |
Liz Benson | Matron |
Famaina Buyengum | Dilialiya |
Klint da Drunk | Dr. Mutanga |
Tamara Eteimo | Nurse Ramatu |
Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge | Halima |
Tijani Faraga | Sani |
Rahama Hassan | Fatima |
Ifunanya Igwe | Rita |
Efeme Iyeme | Mr. Iyeme |
Olu Jacobs | Speaker |
Rhys Jenkins | Young Couple |
Amina Ibrahim Kashekala | Bilikisu |
Stephanie Linus | Dr. Zara |
Hauwa Maina | Hadiza |
Gemma McAvoy | Nurse |
William McNamara | Dr. Brown |
Vivian Metchie | Aunty Zuraya |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stephanie Linus | Executive Producer |
Idahosa Linus | Executive Producer |
Murtza Ali Ghaznavi | Producer |
Akanimo Odon | Producer |
Jane Lawalata | Producer |