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Summary
In the remote Turkana region of Kenya, 13-year-old Nawi's aspirations of higher education are shattered when her father plans to marry her off to a stranger to ensure the family a substantial amount of livestock.
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Audiences 76GoodWatch 75
IMDb7.7
Letterboxd · 847 ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2024
August 24, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Swahili
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Kenya
and 4 more18 people
- Michelle Lemuya IkenyNawi
- JLJoel LiwanJoel
- Benson Ochungo ObieroEree (Nawi's Father)
- Ben TekeeShadrack
- Michelle TirenRosemary (Nawi's Mother)
- Patrick OketchEmanikor
- Marrianne NungoMama Ekai
- Nyokabi MachariaMadam Christine
- RARael AtyangZawari's Mother
- KBKevin BasaraAdult Noel
- MCMilcah CherotichReporter
- SESimon EbeiDriver
- FEFredrick Ekiru EkitelaFisherman
- FKFuraha KitumainiZawari
- J'Jeremia 'Chapchap' LogelePaul
- AMApuu MourineAdult Nawi
- IMIsaya MutekheleSecurity Officer
- NNNato NellyMidwife
Directing · 4
- Apuu Mourine Director, Music
- Vallentine Chelluget Director
- Kevin Schmutzler Director
- Tobias Schmutzler Director
Writing · 1
- Milcah Cherotich Writer
Production · 7
- Katja Eichinger Executive Producer
- Matthias Rosenberger Executive Producer
- Steven Haft Executive Producer
- Ludwig Bayern Executive Producer
- Brizan Were Producer
- Caroline Heim Producer
Camera · 2
- Klaus Kneist Director of Photography
- Renata Mwende Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Amadeus Indetzki Original Music Composer
- Roman Pogorzelski Sound
Art · 1
- Erixon Kangethe Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Vivian Njeri Kimotho Costume Designer
- Mercy Ng'endo Makeup Designer
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