SARAH

★ 5.9 IMDb · 112 votes

Country: Kenya

Director: Nick Reding

Cast: Namurru Sarara, Ngoije Siloma, Olemontoi Petero, Purity Murkuk, Sarah Karei, Kencha Siang'au

Plot

Sarah loves her school, but traditional Maasai culture and the pressures of a long drought are about to change her life. A generous dowry offer means her family must decide whether to conduct traditional circumcision (FGC) and accept this offer, or miss a rare chance to rebuild their wealth.

The story is about a little girl during the beginning of the Second World War. When the German soldiers invade, she and her family are forced to hide in the woods. When her grandmother gets sick, her father goes into town for medicine and disappears. Sarah goes out to pick berries and when she returns, the rest of her family is gone. Sarah is forced to survive alone in the woods with only the animals for company. One day she sees some resistance fighters attempt to destroy a bridge the Nazis use to transport weapons. When their attempt fails, she decides to destroy the bridge herself, hoping that her actions may end the war. Over time she is successful, but afterwards sadly realizes that what she has done will not end the war and walks away into the forest.