Saïkati

1h 30 min

1992

Kenya

6.9

Coming of age story of a Masai school girl who flees an arranged marriage. Faced with exploitation and disappointment in the city, she returns to her village to fulfil her educational ambition to become medical doctor.

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Cast

Lynette Mukami Kinoti

Saïkati

Susan Wanjiku

Monica

Richard Harrison

Alex Williamson

Hugh Mainwaring

Hamish Brown

Anne Wanjugu

Saïkati's Mother

Susan Wanjiru

Ntidai

John Olodo

Saïkati's Father

Joseph Lenkoko

Chief's Son

Esther Nzuki

Monica's Maid