The Battle of the Sacred Tree
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wanjiro Kinyanjui
Catherine Kariuki
Roslyn Kimani
Titi Wainaina
Margaret Nyacheo
Hans-joachim Beckmann
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Traditional African beliefs come into conflict with missionary zeal in a Kikuyu village. There, life revolves around a sacred tree that exerts a strange power over everyone around it. Needless to say, Christian ladies see the tree only as a reminder of a pagan past. Standing against their plan to cut down the tree is Mumbi, a daughter of an old-fashioned medicine man, who has returned from the city and an abusive husband. Her Polaroid snapshots of "the most dramatic occasion of the Felling of the Sacred Tree" reunite the community in healing together.
Director
Wanjiro Kinyanjui
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Wanjiru Kinyanjui.
Shown at "3rd New York African Film Festival" (Walter Reade) in New York City April 12-25, 1996.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.
color
dialogue English
