Watatu / a S.A.F.E. production ; in association with Breakthrough ; director, Nick Reding ; producers, Ali Mlatso & Nick Reding.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mlatso, Ali, producer, actor.

Muhsin, Said (Actor), actor.

Reding, Nick, 1962- producer, director.

Juno Films, film distributor.

SAFE Kenya, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Swahili

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Kenya--Mombasa--Drama.

Conflict management.

Muslims--Kenya--Mombasa--Drama.

Muslims.

Radicalism--Kenya--Mombasa--Drama.

Radicalism.

Genre:

Fiction films.

Feature films.

Social problem films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Juno Films, 2015.

Language Note:

In Swahili with English subtitles.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Yusuf is a young university graduate suffering from discrimination, lack of opportunity and the rage of youth against injustice. As he slowly becomes seduced by extremist thought, his family seem powerless to dissuade him. His Uncle Salim, the only father figure around, is helpless in the face of his nephew's ideology. Salim, recently reunited with Jack, his best friend from childhood, is helpless as these three lives become fatally entwined. But Yusuf's sister has another plan. Knowing the solutions are with the communities of Mombasa - she takes her story to the streets. As the film becomes documentary, we see real audiences in Mombasa take the roles of Yusuf's mother, sister and uncle, and in doing so give voice to the majority Muslim community of coastal Kenya. Can the citizens of Mombasa change the tragic outcome of this story?

Participant:

Ali Mlatso, Said Muhsin.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 28, 2019).

Won 2016 Zanzibar International Film Festival, European African Film Festival Award

Won 2016 Zanzibar International Film Festival, Signis Prize

OCLC:

1096493243