Subira (2007 film) explained

Subira
Director:Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha
Producer:Kaaya Films
Starring:Saada Mohammed, Mwanatum Ahmed, Aisha Mohammed, Babu Hussein
Runtime:12 mins
Country:Kenya
Language:Swahili
Screenplay:Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha
Cinematography:Nathan Collett
Editing:Wanjugu Ndirangu, Philip Murungi
Music:Baladna of ZanzĂ­bar, DCMA, Salmaan Ahmed

Subira is a 2007 Kenyan film.

Synopsis

Subira, 11, is a cheeky young girl raised in an orthodox Muslim community on the remote island of Lamu, Kenya. She dreams of being as free as her brother, but her mother wants her to follow tradition and learn to be an exemplary woman. Subira, however, has other plans. She wants to live by her own rules no matter what people say.

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