Nawi (2024)

Directed by

Vallentine Chelluget, Apuu Mourine, Kevin Schmutzler, Tobias Schmutzler

Genre

coming-of-age film

Country

Kenya

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a remote region of Kenya, a young girl refuses to accept a forced marriage. She fights for her right to go to school and build her own future.

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What happens

NAWI: Dear Future Me (marketed as Nawi: Dear Future Me) is a 2024 Kenyan-German coming-of-age drama directed by the brothers Toby and Kevin Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine, and Vallentine Chelluget and written by Milcah Cherotich. Set in the remote Turkana region of Kenya, the film follows a young girl's struggle against a forced marriage and her pursuit of education and self-determination. NAWI was selected as the Kenyan's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. NAWI has screened on over 50 international film festivals worldwide and has won 25 awards, including Best Promising Actor for the film's lead actress, Michelle Lemuya Ikeny at the African Movie Academy Award, Best International Film at Raindance and the German Peace Prize "Die Brücke". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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