Weakness

Type : Fiction
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Year of production : 2009
Format : Short
Running time : 13 (in minutes)
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Nicky, an alcoholic on the road to recovery has a problem. Severely in debt to his belligerent older brother Robbie, Nicky needs yet another loan to tide him over, on this occasion to pay the fees for his teenage daughter, Lola, to attend college. But when the sibling rivalry boils over, the brothers get more than they bargained for.

Kenya 2009 Short, English, Video, 13 min

Dir: Wanjiru Kairu

Exec Prod/Writer: Abdu Simba;

Producer: Ekwa Msangi-Omari;

The Cast
MELVIN ALUSA (ROBBIE)
MAQBUL MOHAMMED (NICKY)
CHICHI SEII (SUSIE)

Weakness Trailer from Ekwa Msangi-Omari on Vimeo.

The CREW
WANJIRU KAIRU (DIRECTOR)
WILLIE OWUSU (DoP)
IVAR MAKARI (EDITOR)
SUSAN WANGUI WACHIRA (PROD. MANAGER)
PAUL KIST (SOUND DESIGNER)
EKWA MSANGI-OMARI(PRODUCER)
ABDU SIMBA (WRITER/EXEC. PRODUCER)