The Letter (2019 film)

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The Letter
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Directed by Maia Lekow
Chris King
Written byChris King
Maia Lekow
Ricardo Acosta
Produced byChris King
Maia Lekow
CinematographyChris King
Edited byChris King
Ricardo Acosta
Music byChris King
Ricardo Acosta
Production
companies
Circle and Square Productions
Distributed byParallel 40 - Planeta Med
Release date
Running time
84 minutes
CountryKenya
LanguageSwahili

The Letter is a 2019 Kenyan documentary film directed by Maia Lekow and Chris King. It was selected as the Kenyan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [1]

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Synopsis

A young man visits his grandmother's village to find out she has been accused of witchcraft. [2]

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References

  1. "'The Letter' picked to represent Kenya in 2021 Oscars". Nairobi News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. Lodge, Guy. "IDFA Film Review: 'The Letter'". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2020.