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Subira

2019 · 90 min

A quiet, sun-warmed struggle against tradition that slowly builds to a hard-won personal freedom.

Directed by
Ravneet Sippy Chadha
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brenda Wairimu, Tirath Padam, Nice Githinji
Overview
Subira, is a young, free-spirited girl from the rural areas of Kenya. She seems to have her whole life ahead of her, that is, until the death of her loving and encouraging father. Life hits her hard afterwards, with traditional submissive expectations preventing her from leading the life she desires.

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Directed by
Ravneet Sippy Chadha
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brenda Wairimu, Tirath Padam, Nice Githinji
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • freedom
  • grief
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ravneet Sippy Chadha
Written by
Vibeke Muasya, Lorenzo Favella, Ravneet Sippy Chadha
Starring
Brenda Wairimu, Tirath Padam, Nice Githinji, Walter Keyombe, Awad Musa, Abubakar Mwenda, Godfrey Odhiambo, Nassir Faraj Shabani
Runtime
90 min
Country
Kenya
Languages
English, Swahili

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