Through Her Eyes (film)

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Through Her Eyes
Directed byNadine Ibrahim
Written byNadine Ibrahim
Release date
  • 2017 (2017)
CountryNigeria

Through Her Eyes is a 2017 Nigerian film that was directed and written by Nadine Ibrahim. [1] [2]

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Plot

The movie is a short documentary that gives insight about how children in Nigeria are abducted and made to be terrorists. It tries to explain the point that no child is born a terrorist. [3] [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Watch 'Through Her Eyes' – A Short Film That Explores The Rise Of Child Terrorism". Konbini - All Pop Everything! (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. "Video: Nadine Ibrahim Releases New Short Film, "Through Her Eyes"". TNS. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. nollywoodreinvented (2017-06-01). "WATCH: Nadine Ibrahim's Short Film, "Through Her Eyes", Says A Lot With Very Few Words". Nollywood REinvented. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. "Nigerian filmmaker Nadine Ibrahim talks about the essence of being different". www.pulse.ng. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-11-03.