The Dreams of Elibidi (2010)

Original title

Ndoto Za Elibidi

Directed by

Kamau Ndungu, Nick Reding

Genre

drama film

Country

Kenya

Runtime

1h 15m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers leave home to find jobs in Nairobi. The film follows their lives and their children's lives as they deal with love, loyalty, and forgiveness, using songs and humor along the way.

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What happens

Ndoto Za Elibidi, is a 2010 Kenyan film. This is a story about two brothers who travel to Nairobi to find work. Against the backdrop of the crowded city, the play tracks their fortunes and those of their children as they struggle with questions of love, loyalty, ignorance, and forgiveness, interspersed with songs and lots of humour. With the help of a Keep A Child Alive grant, S.A.F.E. created Dreams, their first feature film, in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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