Something Necessary (2013)
Forgive. But never forget.
SOMETHING NECESSARY is an intimate moment in the lives of Anne and Joseph. A woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya after the 2007 elections claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her home on an isolated farm in the Kenyan countryside in ruins, she now has nothing but her resolve to rebuild her life left. A young man, troubled gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm seemingly in search of redemption. Both, Joseph and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on.
- Date of release
- 2013-03-03
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Judy Kibinge
Casting
- Sue Wanjiru — Anne (as Susan Wanjiru)
- Qdamah Kipchumba — Joseph (as Walter Kipchumba Lagat)
- David Kiprotich Mutai — Lesit
- Anne Kimani — Gathoni
- Carolyne Chebiwott Kibet — Jerono
- Benjamin Nyagaka — Kitur
- Chomba Njeru — Karogo
- Hilda Jepkoech — Chebet
- Kipng'eno Kirui Duncan — Chepsoi
Interesting facts
Something Necessary is a 2013 Kenyan drama film directed by Judy Kibinge. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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