Subira (2007 film)

Subira is a 2007 Kenyan film.

Subira
Directed byRavneet "Sippy" Chadha
Screenplay byRavneet "Sippy" Chadha
Produced byKaaya Films
StarringSaada Mohammed, Mwanatum Ahmed, Aisha Mohammed, Babu Hussein
CinematographyNathan Collett
Edited byWanjugu Ndirangu, Philip Murungi
Music byBaladna of ZanzĂ­bar, DCMA, Salmaan Ahmed
Release date
2007
Running time
12 mins
CountryKenya
LanguageSwahili

Synopsis

Subira, 11, is a cheeky young girl raised in an orthodox Muslim community on the remote island of Lamu, Kenya. She dreams of being as free as her brother, but her mother wants her to follow tradition and learn to be an exemplary woman. Subira, however, has other plans. She wants to live by her own rules no matter what people say.

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