White Shadow (2013)

Directed by

Noaz Deshe

Genre

drama film

Country

Tanzania, Germany, Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

15+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young albino boy in Tanzania goes into hiding after his father is killed by witch doctors. He struggles to survive in a world where people with his condition are hunted for their body parts.

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What happens

White Shadow is a 2013 internationally co-produced drama film written, produced and directed by Noaz Deshe. An international co-production between Germany, Italy and Tanzania, the film premiered in Critics’ Week selection at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2013. It won the Lion of the Future award at the festival. The film later premiered in-competition in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. The film also screened at 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival on May 4, 2014. Ryan Gosling along with Matteo Ceccarini and Eva Riccobono served as the executive producers of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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