- Source: Watu Wote
Watu Wote: All of Us, or simply Watu Wote is a 2017 Kenyan-German, live-action short film directed by Katja Benrath, as her graduation project at Hamburg Media School. The film is based on a December 2015 bus attack by Al-Shabaab in Mandera, Kenya. The film received critical acclaim, winning a Student Academy Award for Narrative, and received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Production faced difficulties when the crew's camera was stolen before filming had begun.
Plot
Jua, a Christian living in Kenya, boards a chartered bus to visit a relative and is uncomfortable being surrounded by Muslim passengers. The bus is stopped by the violent terrorist group Al-Shabaab, whose members demand that the Muslims identify the Christian passengers.
Cast
Barkhad Abdirahman as Abdirashid Adan
Faysal Ahmed as Hassan Yaqub Ali (Al-Shabaab Leader)
Mahad Ahmed as Passenger
Abdiwali Farrah as Salah Farah
Charles Karumi as Issa Osman
Alex Khayo as GSU officer
Gerald Langiri as GSU officer
Justin Mirichii as James Ouma
Saada Mohammed as Astuhr
Douglas Muigai as GSU officer
Adelyne Wairimu as Jua
Reception
= Critical reception
=On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10.
= Awards and nominations
=Nominated: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Winner: (Gold Plaque) Student Academy Award for Best International Film School - Narrative
nominated for Best Live Action short film at the 90th Oscar awards.
References
External links
Wote: All of Us at Hamburg Media School
Watu Wote: All of Us at Hamburg Film Festival
Watu Wote: All of Us at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Academy Awards ke-90
- Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together
- Watu Wote
- Faysal Ahmed
- Salah Farah
- Katja Benrath
- 90th Academy Awards
- List of Academy Award–nominated films
- Tobias Rosen
- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- Swahili grammar
- Swahili Ajami
