The Last Fishing Boat (2013)
- Directed by
- Shemu Joyah
- Country
- Malawi
How it feels
A Malawian fisherman struggles to maintain his traditional way of life as modern pressures and changing values encroach on his community. The film follows his personal conflict between preserving ancestral customs and adapting to a new era.
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What happens
The Last Fishing Boat is a 2012 Malawian drama film written, directed and produced by Shemu Joyah. The film stars Hope Chisanu, Flora Suya, Robert Loughlin in the lead roles. The plot of the film is based on the cultural differences between traditional African values and modernisation. The film won the Best Soundtrack Award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. The film was screened at the 2014 New African Films Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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