No Simple Way Home (2022)

Directed by

Akuol de Mabior

Genre

documentary film

Country

South Africa, France, Kenya

Runtime

1h 23m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker returns to South Sudan and documents the daily lives of her family members as they navigate the country's political turmoil. She also reflects on her mother's legacy as a prominent political figure in the nation's history.

intimatereflectiveearnestpersonalobservationalgroundedthoughtfulslow-paced

What happens

No Simple Way Home also known as Nie ma prostej drogi do domu is a 2022 South Sudanese-South African documentary film written and directed by South Sudanese filmmaker Akuol de Mabior on her documentary directorial debut. The film was premiered at the 2022 International Filmfestival Amsterdam. The film encounters the daily struggles of people in South Sudan and recounts the story of the most prominent political family in South Sudan's history. It became the first ever South Sudanese film to be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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