Something Necessary

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Judy Kibinge

Language

English

Country

Germany, Kenya

Release date

3 March 2013

Ensemble

Cast

• 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