At the age of seven, Olivia Zinnah was raped by her cousin. Believing the girl's injuries to be the result of witchcraft, her mother, Bindu, waited two years before seeking treatment for the profound rape-related damage to Olivia's reproductive and gastrointestinal organs. Director Vale discovered Olivia and Bindu in a hospital in war-torn Liberia and, moved by the girl's plight, documents her short life in this heartbreaking film. Olivia receives a temporary surgical repair from an American medical mission team, with instructions that a full repair should be completed at age 16, when it is most likely to succeed. With a deft blend of archival footage and revealing interviews with doctors, safe house counselors, hospital workers, and government officials, Vale explores the tumultuous history, culture, and politics of Liberia and its impact on Olivia and the many other child victims of rampant sexual violence. Particularly telling are the interviews with Bindu. The film captures her love for her daughter and her inability to buck the influences of her tribe and her primitive belief system. When Bindu returns to the bush and leaves Olivia in Monrovia, the surgical repair is performed when Olivia is only 12, a mistake that has devastating results. VERDICT This film chronicles the complex and frightening environment in Liberia and the consequences for its most vulnerable citizens. Difficult to forget, it will appeal to students of the region and to those interested in the welfare of children and women where there is civil unrest.—Joan Pedzich, formerly with Harris Beach PLLC, Rochester, NY