Jamila and the President

Who wants me to be a prostitute?

5.7

|2009|87 min

Jamila is a prostitute serving a life sentence behind bars. She surrenders herself to the authorities after admitting she killed a high-ranking minister, and refuses to be represented by any lawyer or request a plea to ease her sentence.

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