A Small Act (2010)

Directed by

Jennifer Arnold

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Kenyan man who became a human rights lawyer searches for the Swedish woman who paid for his secondary school education. The film shows how one small act of generosity can change a person's life.

inspiringheartfeltpoignantunderstatedhopefulpersonalreflectiveuplifting

What happens

A Small Act is a documentary film produced by Harambee Media and HBO and directed by Jennifer Arnold. The documentary chronicles Chris Mburu's search for his benefactor, whose sponsorship allowed him to continue secondary school in Kenya. He would go on to earn degrees from the University of Nairobi and Harvard Law School, working as a United Nations Human Rights Commissioner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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