The White Masai

The White Masai

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Release Date

9/14/2005

Runtime

131 mins

Genres

Overview

A girl, Carola, whose vacation in Kenya takes an interesting turn when she becomes infatuated with a Masai. Carola decides to leave her boyfriend to stay with her lover. There, she has to adapt to the Masai's way of life and get used to their food which includes milk mixed with blood. She also has to face her husband's attitude towards women and what he expects from a wife. Nonetheless, Carola is welcomed warmly into the tribe she has chosen to join.

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$22,632,255

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A Swiss woman abandons her old life for a passionate romance with a Masai warrior, only to discover the vast distance between romantic fantasy and lived reality in a radically unfamiliar culture. What begins as exhilarating escape becomes a slow confrontation with belonging and sacrifice.

Mood

RomanticWistfulUnsettlingBittersweet

Themes

LoveIdentityMigrationComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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