External video

A movie from Youtube will be embedded here. You have to confirm once that you want to see embedded content from Youtube by clicking the button below. You can revoke your consent at any time.

I agree to be shown external contents. This might result in my personal data being provided to third party platforms. Additional information is available in our Privacy Policy.

Short description

Nairobi, Kenya: 14 year- old Abila and his friend Shiku begin a adventurous journey, facing seven challenging tasks to rescue the soul of his father.

Language: Swahili, Kikuyu, English
Genre: Children & Youth Drama
Country: Kenya
Year: 2010
Director: Hawa Essuman
Actors: Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama K. Abebrese
Production: One Fine Days Films, Ginger Ink Films Kenya
Length: 60 min minutes
Festivals / Awards: Kenya International Film Festival 2010: Best East African Film

Movie description

Nairobi, Kenya. 14 year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa. One morning the teenager discovers his father ill and delirious. Someone has stolen his soul, mumbles the father as he sits huddled in a corner. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of a suitable cure. Supported by his friend Shiku who is the same age as him, he learns that his father has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. The teenager doesn’t want to believe it and sets about looking for the witch. When he finally discovers her in the darkest corner of the ghetto, she gives him seven challenging tasks to save his father’s lost soul. Abila embarks on an adventurous journey which leads him right through the microcosm of his home town.

Cast

Oris Erhuero, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama K. Abebrese

Director

Hawa Essuman

Production

One Fine Days Films, Ginger Ink Films Kenya