Subira

Subira
Directed by Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha
Produced by Kaaya Films
Screenplay by Ravneet "Sippy" Chadha
Starring Saada Mohammed, Mwanatum Ahmed, Aisha Mohammed, Babu Hussein
Music by Baladna of ZanzĂ­bar, DCMA, Salmaan Ahmed
Cinematography Nathan Collett
Edited by Wanjugu Ndirangu, Philip Murungi
Release dates
2007
Country Kenya

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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