Something Necessary

Something Necessary

Rotterdam International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival

Anne is a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her isolated farm in ruins. Joseph is a troubled young gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm seemingly in search of redemption. Both he and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on, but will either of them find it?

Kenya - 2013 - 1h 25m
Directed By: Judy Kibinge
Written By: Mungai Kiroga
Starring: Susan Wanjiru, Walter Kipchumba Lagat, David Koprotich Mutai

Something Necessary
  • Something Necessary

    Toronto International Film Festival
    Rotterdam International Film Festival
    Locarno Film Festival

    It's pivotal period in the life of Anne, a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, claiming the life of her husband, the health of he...

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    Rotterdam International Film Festival
    Toronto International Film Festival
    Locarno Film Festival

    Anne is a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her isolated fa...