From a Whisper a film by Wanuri Kahiu
Posted by bmfs under African Films on Tuesday Mar 10, 2009
Synopsis
Abu (Ken Ambani) is a quiet and hardworking intelligence officer who keeps to
himself. When he meets Tamani (Corrine Onyango), a young, rebellious artist in
search of her mother, he decides to help.
Unknowingly, Tamani churns up memories of Fareed (Abubakar Mwenda), Abu’s
best friend who also lost his life in the US Embassy bomb blast 10 years ago. The
discovery about the death of Tamani’s mother, forces everyone involved to
learn how to forgive, deal with their own faith and confront what they fear the
most – The truth.
From A Whisper, features a soundtrack by Eric Wainaina. The film is based on the
real events surrounding the August 7 bombings on the US Embassy in Nairobi in
1998.
April 14th 2009 NYC http://www.africanfilmny.org/aff_fest.html
Recognition :
11 nominations from the Africa Movie Academy Awards
