CinemAfriq: Soul Boy (Swahili)

Open to the BU community. When 14 year old boy from Nairobi’s Kibera slum learns that his father has gambled his soul away in the company of a spiritual woman. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and sets about looking for the witch. With the help of his resourceful girlfriend, Abila discovers the witch in the darkest corner of the ghetto. She gives him seven challenging tasks to save his father’s lost soul. Abila embarks on an adventurous journey which also teaches him what it takes to become a modern African man.