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The Letter

Name: The Letter
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Duration: 84 min

2019 · 84 min · Documentary

When his elderly grandmother in a coastal Kenyan village is branded a witch and threatened, a young man returns from the city to protect her, uncovering how greed and superstition are turning families against their own elders. A revealing documentary.

Runtime: 84 min
Genre: Documentary
Mood: thoughtful
Entry: some context
Best for: shorter watch · documentary viewers

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Kenya

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Kenya. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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