Cut: Exposing FGM Worldwide

I must say this film is meaningful to the whole world. When I was very young, I heard about FGM, but at that time I thought FGM only happened a long time ago and was performed in very few countries and regions. Until I saw this documentary, I realized clearly that FGM still exists in modern society, but it is just far away from my life, FGM is a serious issue for women all over the world, and FGM should be promoted more strongly and women should be protected. For those girls, FGM is for reproduction, then why men are free. Men and women are equal should be emphasized by people all over the world.

In my opinion, the successful completion of this self produced documentary "CUT: EXPOSING FGM WORLDWIDE", puts filmmaker John Chua, in the conversation for being one of the most fearless documentary filmmakers fighting for human rights of this past decade. He is one of the ONLY male filmmakers in history to address this horrific subject of FGM happening WORLDWIDE in the form of a documentary feature. "CUT: EXPOSING FGM WORLDWIDE" is a remarkable example of how one person can use documentary filmmaking as a tool to raise consciousness in this distracted world oversaturated with entertainment media. I hope everyone who reads this review watches and shares this powerful historic documentary achievement, so that someday soon, this global horrific epidemic of FGM will be abolished forever!

I watched this brave documentary with my hands in front of my eyes at times. This film taught me about how widespread FGM is across the world; this knowledge is both harrowing and essential. The most compelling parts for me were the interviews with women who support this practice for their daughters. Sometimes even a grandmother mutilates her own granddaughter. Yet, I tried to put myself in their places and wondered if I might feel the same way if I had been raised in a culture that embraced the practice and never heard any objections. It's a scary thought. Another amazing section is where the documentarian goes undercover and pretends to be someone inquiring about the practice in a doctor's office. The hypocrisy and lies this scene exposes are unbelievable. This is a movie everyone should see.

More than a year ago, under the guidance of filmmaker John Chua, I watched this film, and for the first time came into contact with this cruel world that was completely different from my cultural environment. It is undeniable that for those ethnic groups and tribes that are prevalent in FGM, this is a sign of girls becoming women, and it is an inherent part of their ethnic and tribal culture and ethics.

However, as a woman, when I see FGM still exists in the world, I can only feel the creeps. What's more terrifying is that many women have gradually forgotten to resist in the highly masculine society and the long years, but have accepted FGM and implemented it on their daughters or younger generations. Sadly, just like the bad habits of foot-binding in ancient China, this is not something that can be solved by relying solely on policies and regulations and Western human rightsists. We still need a longer time to work.

I watched this documentary when I was eating. However, the content made me feel that I can not eat any more because the topic was so tough.This movie made me realize that FGM is not a small incident, it is very common all over the world. The most frightening thing is that when I listen to them explain the reasons, I think what they said is actually very reasonable. If I were an obedient girl, I might also obey the demands of my elders and think this is an operation that everyone needs to do.I think we need to do more, just like this documentary filmed by Director Chua. We need to get more people to pay attention to this topic and let more people take action to resist such behavior. The most important thing is to let the new generation of young girls realize that this is the wrong operation and that they shouldn't have it.