SATURDAY, MAY 29 @ 1:00PM

MASAI: THE RAIN WARRIORS /
MASSAI: LES GUERRIERS DE LA PLUIE
Faced with a drought that endangers the continuity of their people, Masai elders are convinced that they have been cursed by the Red God -- the God of Vengeance. Following the death of the war chief, a group of adolescents must now cross over to adulthood, forced to quickly form a new generation of inexperienced but brave warriors. The adolescents must bring back the mane of a legendary lion, which appears at every critical period of the Masai history to appease the wrath of the God and bring back the rains. The survival of their culture depends on this quest. “Masai the Rain Warriors” is the debut fictional film of Pascal Plisson, a devoted nature documentarian. It is the first film to be solely populated by real-life Masai and spoken entirely in their native tongue. Pascal Plisson, France/Kenya, 2005, 94min, Epic drama, Maa with English subtitles.

Part of "Young People and Society" program