Battle of the Sacred Tree

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Battle of the Sacred Tree
Directed by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Written by Wanjiru Kinyanjui Barbara Kimenye
Story by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
Produced by Wanjiru Kinyanjui
StarringMargaret Nyacheo
Catherine Kariuki
Roslynn Kimani
Titi Wainaina
CinematographyFrançois Kotlarski
Edited byEva López Echegoyen
Music byMamadou Mbaye
Production
companies
Birne-Film
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
82 min
Country Kenya
Languages English
Kikuyu

Battle of the Sacred Tree, is a 1995 Kenyan film written and directed by Wanjiru Kinyanjui. [1] [2] In a Kikuyu hamlet, traditional African beliefs clash with missionary fervor. There, a sacred tree that has an odd influence on everyone in its vicinity is the center of life. The tree is obviously merely a reminder of a pagan past to Christian women. Mumbi, the daughter of a traditional medicine man who has returned from the city with an abusive husband, is opposing their decision to cut down the tree. She captured "the most dramatic occasion of the Feeling of the Sacred Tree" in Polaroid pictures that brought the community together in therapeutic delight.

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Plot

The film gives us insight into how people of a society would still want to remain worshiping idols or lesser gods than being converted into Christians. [3] [4] Wambui takes her daughter back to her hometown village in ordepe her abusive and unfaithful husband. There, Christian women's organization has launched war on Mzee's herbal medicine and the Happy Bar, where Wambui gets employment, among other things. But t sacrehe tree continues to be the main source of conflict. Kinya i tacnjuis the tension between African culture and modernity with a great deal of humor and irony. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The BATTLE OF THE SACRED TREE (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (1995-10-23). "The Battle of the Sacred Tree". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. ↑ "Battle Of The Sacred Tree". African Film Festival, Inc. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  4. ↑ "SPLA | Battle of sacred tree (The)". www.spla.pro. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. ↑ Der Kampf um den heiligen Baum (1995) ⭐ 6.8 | Comedy, Drama . Retrieved 2025-08-31– via m.imdb.com.


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