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The Road to Sunrise (2017)

The Road to Sunrise poster
Directed by
Shemu Joyah
Genre
drama film
Country
Malawi
Runtime
2h 10m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his home village in Malawi to reconnect with his roots. He deals with personal conflicts and the realities of rural life.

earnestslow-pacedgroundedcontemplativeunderstatedcharacter-driven

What happens

The Road to Sunrise is a 2017 Malawian drama film directed by Shemu Joyah. It was selected as the Malawian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was the first film to be submitted by Malawi in the Foreign Language Oscar category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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