The film is based on the best-selling memoir by , the youngest woman in the world to ever obtain a divorce. It follows Nojoom (played by Reham Mohammed), a 10-year-old girl in Yemen whose family forces her to marry a man 20 years her senior to alleviate their poverty.
After being subjected to physical and sexual abuse, Nojoom refuses to accept her fate as an "owned object". La sposa bambina 2014 - 95 min Dramma
In a daring act of defiance, she escapes to the capital city of Sana'a and enters a courtroom alone, demanding a divorce from a stunned judicial system. Production and Vision The film is based on the best-selling memoir
La Sposa Bambina (original title: I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced ) is a powerful 2014 drama that brings the harrowing reality of child marriage to the global stage. Directed by Khadija al-Salami , Yemen’s first female filmmaker, the film is a poignant 95-minute exploration of survival, courage, and the fight for human rights. A Gripping True Story In a daring act of defiance, she escapes