Togetherness Supreme
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| Togetherness Supreme | |
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| Directed by | Nathan Collett |
| Written by | Nathan Collett Mary Beth Fielder |
| Screenplay by | Nathan Collett, Mary Beth Fielder |
| Story by | Evans Kamau Kang'ethe |
| Produced by | Nathan Collett Mercy Murugi, Mary Mary Beth Fielder |
| Starring | Wilson Maina Martha Kisaka eddy Onyango Geoffrey Jefferson Peter Chege |
| Cinematography | Andrew ‘Dru’ Mungai |
| Edited by | Christopher King Jesse Ellis |
| Music by | Eric Musyoka |
Production companies | Hot Sun Films Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) |
| Distributed by | Hot Sun Films NewFilmmakers |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Kenya Venezuela |
| Languages | Swahili English Kikuyu Spanish |
Togetherness Supreme is a 2010 Kenyan film.
Based on actual events, Togetherness Supreme is the story of Kamau, an artist, searching for change in the midst of tribal tension in the slums. Kamau stands up against his father and his tribe to join a rival tribe with his friend Otieno. Kamau and Otieno fight for political change for those living in extreme poverty, but they are caught up in the middle of the ethnic conflict that tears apart their country and, furthermore, they are rivals for the love of Alice, a preacher's daughter. After a contested presidential election (Kenyan presidential election of December 2007), the slums erupt in violence and Kamau's world collapses around him.[1]
Plot
Togetherness Supreme was made in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that break out after President Mwai Kibaki was re-elected in December 2007. This film dramatizes the post-election violence in Kibera, where police fired on demonstrators and rival groups fighting in the streets.[2] Based on actual occurrences and the ethnic strife that shattered a nation. In the midst of ethnic hostility in the slums, Kamau, an artist, is striving for change. Along with his companion Otieno, Kamau joins the other side, defying his father and his clan. Otieno and Kamau struggle for political reform on behalf of those in extreme poverty. The slums explode in violence following a presidential election battle, shattering Kamau's society.
Cast
- Wilson Maina as Kama
- Geoffrey Jefferson Ong'ong'o as Otieno
- Martha Kisaka as Alice
- Chrisphine Onyango as Masher
- Peter Chege as Mwangi
- Teddy Onyango as Peter
- Owino Kotieno as William
- Billy Oloo as CJ
