Masai: The Rain Warriors (2004)
"Massai - Les guerriers de la pluie" (original title)

After a lion kills the village leader, the expected rains fail to arrive, so a group of warriors are sent to hunt the lion down and kill it in hopes that the rains will come at last.

Director:

Pascal Plisson

Writers:

Olivier Dazat, Pascal Plisson

Stars:

Ngotiek Ole Mako, Paul Nteri Ole Sekenan, Parkasio Ole Muntet

Cast

Credited cast:
Ngotiek Ole Mako	...	Merono
Paul Nteri Ole Sekenan	...	Papaï
Parkasio Ole Muntet	...	Lomotoon
Musurpei Ole Toroge	...	Njaro
Swakei Kipilosh	...	Narkossaï
Kiaki Ole Narikae	...	Lengaï
Peniki Ole Soyiantet	...	Ole
John Parkuyere Nkinai	...	Shetar
Lemerok Nkuruna	...	Saïtoti
Daniel Kipa Ole Nginai	...	Kibo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elisabeth Mpetti	...	Old Laila
Sereti Mpetti	...	Young Laila (as Mbeti Sereti)

Storyline

After a lion kills the village leader, the expected rains fail to arrive, so a group of warriors are sent to hunt the lion down and kill it in hopes that the rains will come at last.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Release Date:

22 December 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Masai: The Rain Warriors

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eskwad, Mordicus Productions, Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A heroic journey

As poor as my French is, I understood only about one-third of the dialog, and I still found this film enthralling. A heroic journey is undertaken by a group of young Masai warriors in an attempt to save their village from drought and death. They encounter dangers from nature and man along the way.

One of the most intriguing aspects to me is that there are surprising characteristics that emerge among the warriors, and the heroes are not who you might expect.

The film also has a highly authentic look to it. I have lived in Africa for several years and always cringe at the way village life is prettied- up in so many films; there is little of that here (but neither is it gratuitously gory).

I will definitely watch it again (hopefully with subtitles next time).