White Shadow
2013, Swahili. Directed by Noaz Deshe.
Since 2008, albinos in Tanzania have become human targets. Witch doctors offer huge sums of cash for their body parts to be used in magic potions. From 2008 to 2010, more than 200 witch-doctor inspired murders occurred. As a local saying goes: “Albinos do not die, they just disappear.” This is the story of Alias, an albino boy on the run. After his father’s murder, his mother sends him to the city. His uncle Kosmos, a truck driver, takes care of him. Alias learns fast in the city, selling sunglasses, DVDs and cellphones, it will not take long before the boy experiences at first hand the difficulties of life and of being different.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swahili
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- Released
- 2 September 2013
- Country
- Italy, Germany, Tanzania
- Written by
- Noaz Deshe, James Masson
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White Shadow runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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White Shadow is streaming on IndiePix Unlimited in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like White Shadow?
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Who directed White Shadow?
White Shadow (2013) was directed by Noaz Deshe and stars Hamisi Bazili, James Gayo, Glory Mbaywayu.