A coming-of-age story where the hero never comes of age, this historical drama set in colonial Kenya tries to present a stuffy, ponderous story as a classy production.
In Kenya, 1950, a clergyman is murdered when he refuses to support the Kikuyu terrorists who are trying to drive British colonists out of the country. His eldest son, the pre-teen Mwangi (Edwin Mahinda), runs to the nearby colonial authorities, headed by British officer John Graham (Bob Peck).
Graham's efforts to find the killers are met with a wall of silence, even from terrified Mwangi. Being a kindly family man, "Bwana John" accedes to a request by Mwangi's struggling, widowed mother, and hires...
Released:
1987
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
96 mins