Nikkiki a teenager living in the comfort of her Grandmother's house in DR Congo is to move to Tanzania to live with her Dad LOUIS and her stepmom SHUNGU. She encounters child abuse.
LoglineNIKKIKI a teenager living in the comfort of her Grandmother's house in DR Congo is to move to Tanzania to live with her Dad LOUIS and her stepmom SHUNGU.She encounters child abuse.
ACT ONENIKKIKI arrives in her new home where she meets her stepmom and siblings for the first time. Her Dad LOUIS is keen to build a relationship with his daughter NIKKIKI as she had grown up without him around. SHUNGU shows hostility, shaves her hair and starts abusing her. She suffers from beatings, mentally and physically. Her friends from school are keen to know what is going on in her life but she is scare to say it out loud thinking maybe her stepmom will find it out and trouble will be far worse.
ACT TWONIKKIKI's stepmom SHUNGU is into witchcraft. She leads NIKKIKI into being sexually abused by a friend of LOUIS who is also part of the witches coven. The authorities get involved, investigations start, unfortunately there isn't sufficient evidence to help her out of SHUNGU's hands.
ACT THREENIKKIKI's father LOUIS is now under SHUNGU's spells, he does not take her side anymore and mistreats her with violence to the point of chasing her out of the house. As a result of her injuries, NIKKIKI gets hospitalized. This raises concerns from her uncle who is her dad's young brother, her teachers and the Police. Investigation takes place but no evidence to support her allegations. Her Uncle Leo tries to intervene and he eventually manages to take her from the hands of SHUNGU and organizes her 18th birthday surprise party with her favorite singer Harmonize.