Overview
Jo, a witty 9-year old terminally ill girl is taken back to her rural village to live out the rest of her short life. Her only comfort during these dull times are her dreams of being a superhero, which prove to be something her rebellious teenage sister Mwix, overprotective mother Kathryn and the entire village of Maweni think they can fulfill.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2019)
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Kamau Wa Ndung'uScreenplay
- Mugambi NthigaScreenplay
- Silas MiamiScreenplay
- Wanjeri GakuruScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 18, 2018
- Original language
- Swahili
- Countries
- Germany, Kenya
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Cast
Stycie WaweruJo- Nyawara NdambiaMwix
Marrianne NungoKathryn- Johnson Gitau ChegeMike
- Humphrey MainaPato
- Joseph OmariChairman
- Rita NjengaNyanya
- Dinah GithinjiAnne
- Neliex NderituTitus
- Ednah DaisyJosephine
- Peris WambuiCaro
- Mercy KariukiSoni
- Cindy KahuraHalima
- Nick MwathiVillager 1
- Muriithi MwangiVillager 2
Isaya EvansHospital Orderly
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