I Did Not Ask for This!

Name: I Did Not Ask for This!
Director: Lunga Matholeni
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 27 min
Cast: Tsakani Motshweni

27m

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I Did Not Ask for This! looks at Tsakani Motshweni’s tough and extremely courageous journey towards healing after being sexually abused in juvenile prison, and his determination to fight to end the scourge of sexual violence in places of detention.

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