Kenya’s film
The Letter has been named in the list of eligible films for this year’s Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars.
The nominees for the awards will be announced on February 9, 2021 ahead of the Oscars Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for April 25, 2021.
The Kenya Film Commission has previously selected
The Letter as the country’s official entry for the Oscars’ best international film category. The
Letter is a film by producer-director duo Christopher King and Maia Lekow.
The film follows a young man, Karisa, who travels to his grandmother’s rural home when he learns she has been accused of witchcraft. He discovers that the threatening letter she received came from a member of his own family, and that the accusations have caused a rift among relatives driven by a combination of superstition and economic motives.
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