WINDHOEK- AfricAvenir Windhoek and the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) in partnership with the Goethe-Centre/NaDS screen the last African film for Children and Youth in 2014: Soul Boy in the cinema of the FNCC this Saturday at ten O’clock in the monring. Entrance is N$5 for the youth and N$15 for adults.
Fourteen-year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa (Kenya). One morning the teenager discovers his father is 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.
Director: Hawa Essuman, Year: 2010, Country: Kenya/Germany, Length: 60 minutes, Age: 13+, Language: Swahili with English subtitles.
Awards
- Winner Best Feature Film, 1st Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt, 2012
- Signis Award, Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), 2010
- Audience Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2010
- Best Feature Film Award, Rwanda Film Festival, 2010.
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