2005 · drama · music
The White Masai
Directed by Hermine Huntgeburth2h 11m2005
A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. She also has to face her husband's attitude towards women and what he expects from a wife. Nonetheless, Carola is welcomed warmly into the tribe she has chosen to join.
Our read: The White Masai (2005) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, measured drama / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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