Between God and I

Karen is a Muslim independent young woman who advocates for Sharia in the Island of Mozambique but is filled with doubts and contradictions about her identity and the multicultural community in which she lives in a place of historical confluence of cultures.

Cast

Karen Abdulramane

as Self

Ahmad Mansuabo

as Self

Amina Remane

as Self

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