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A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony

A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony

20091h 27m

Overview

A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

Directed by Donald McWilliams
Produced by Marcy Page, Adam Symansky
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Top Cast

Achhroo Ram Kapila

Achhroo Ram Kapila

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Salome Kinyanjui

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Donald McWilliams

Self / Narrator

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Mwaria Njuma

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John Nottingham

John Nottingham

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Themes & Keywords

kenya1950smau mau

About A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony

A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony is a documentary film released in 2009 exploring themes of kenya, 1950s, mau mau. Directed by Donald McWilliams, it stars Achhroo Ram Kapila, Salome Kinyanjui, Donald McWilliams. A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

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