
The Rugged Priest
2011, English. Directed by Bob Nyanja.
When violence breaks out in the heart of the Rift Valley, Kenya, an American Catholic priest goes out of his way to shelter and cater for the displaced knowing very well that the clashes are politically instigated. This puts him on a collision path with the powers that be and for being a thorn in the flesh he is transferred to a faraway diocese in Maasai Land. But even in the remote new posting, the powerful are still riding roughshod over the poor, weak and defenseless. At great personal cost the fearless Rugged Priest, takes on the high and mighty in a fight for justice for his people. With only a rosary, an old rifle and an adopted son who is falling off his priestly calling. How far can the old white priest go?
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- 3 March 2011
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- Bob Nyanja, Mark Mutahi
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The Rugged Priest (2011) was directed by Bob Nyanja and stars Colin Simpson, Lwanda Jawar, Ainea Ojiambo.