Subira (2007)

Directed by

Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha

Genre

drama film

Country

Kenya

Runtime

12 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On Lamu Island in Kenya, 11-year-old Subira struggles when she reaches adulthood and must wear a hijab, facing rules that her older brother does not. The film follows her rebellion against the family traditions that now constrain her life.

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What happens

Subira is a 2007 Kenyan film recorded on the shores of Lamu Island. Subira is an 11-year-old rebellious Muslim girl whose life turns upside down when she reaches adulthood and is forced to wear a hijab, she expects to follow the same rules as her older brother. This intense family drama brilliantly illustrates the dichotomy between modernity and tradition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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