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Soul Boy

2010 · 61 min · Drama

A fourteen-year-old boy in a Nairobi slum sets out to recover his ailing father's soul, which the man claims to have gambled away to a spirit, undertaking a series of trials across the sprawling settlement. A magical-realist coming-of-age tale.

Runtime
61 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · shorter watch
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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kenya

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