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The Gift (2017)

Overview

Mashoto’s life in the city is a hustle. It’s a fast life in the fast city of Dar es Salaam. There’s no time to stop and Mashoto likes it this way. There’s no time to think about the people he left behind in the village. Until silence cuts through the city racket with three words: mother has died. With those words Mashoto’s life changes forever. He returns home, to the place he abandoned, to bury his only ally. Yet his mother has left behind a gift. Her voice, her unseen presence, a gentle whisper urging him to open his eyes and strain his ears- to learn the lessons of nature, of the earth and the roots that draw their nourishment from it. Cast out by his father after losing the little money his mother had left, Mashoto must learn to survive from the land. He must learn to face old enemies and forge new alliances, to fight and to love. Most of all, Mashoto must discover what it is he is fighting for.
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Jordan Riber profile
Jordan Riber

Director

Jordan Riber profile
Jordan Riber

Screenplay

Cast

Ibrahim Osward profile
Ibrahim Osward

Mashoto

Monica Sizya profile
Monica Sizya

Lightness

Jacob Steven profile
Jacob Steven

Kidevu

Martin White profile
Martin White

Nunda

Akashi Mtenda profile
Akashi Mtenda

Vuli

Amir Abdallah profile
Amir Abdallah

Shaba

Ibrahim Osward profile
Ibrahim Osward

Mashoto

Monica Sizya profile
Monica Sizya

Lightness

Jacob Steven profile
Jacob Steven

Kidevu

Martin White profile
Martin White

Nunda

Akashi Mtenda profile
Akashi Mtenda

Vuli

Amir Abdallah profile
Amir Abdallah

Shaba

Extra

Release Date

November 3, 2017

Original Language

Swahili

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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