Imani (film)

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Imani
Directed byCaroline Kamya
Screenplay byAgnes Nasozi Kamya
Produced byiVAD International Ltd Cinepost Studios Filmpool Nord Liudbang Rode Orm Film
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Mark Coppin
Edited byCarolina Kamya
Music byRagnar Grippe
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
82 minutes
Countries Sweden
Uganda

Imani is a 2010 Swedish-Ugandan film by Caroline Kamya.

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Synopsis

The film takes place during a normal day in the Ugandan capital Kampala. For three people however, this will be no ordinary one. Mary, who works in the house of an upper class lady, faces serious difficulties when she has no choice but to pay a bribe to save her sister from the clutches of the police. 12-year-old Olweny, a former child soldier, leaves the rehabilitation center to return to his parents' village, destroyed by the war. And break-dancer Armstrong has to put together a performance due to take place that same evening.

Imani's UK television premiere was on The Africa Channel International (Sky 209 & Virgin Media 828) on Wednesday 20 February 2013. [1]

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References

  1. "Imani". The Africa Channel. 2013-01-26. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-04.