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Kenya’s Oscar Entry ‘Nawi,’ About an Arranged Child Marriage, Picked Up by Atlas (EXCLUSIVE)
Atlas International Film has taken international rights for 'Nawi,' which was Kenya’s entry for the international feature film category of the Oscars.
The film centers on Nawi, played by Michelle Lemuya Ikeny, whose aspirations of attending high school are shattered when she learns that her father plans to marry her off to a stranger. However, Nawi’s father remains entrenched in tribal traditions, swayed by the counsel of uncles, stepbrothers, and the elders of the clan. The film picked up five Africa Movie Academy Awards nominations and Michelle Lemuya Ikeny won most promising newcomer.
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