Mully (2015)

A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2000 Kenyan children.

Director:

Scott Haze

Writers:

Scott Haze (story), Scott Haze

Stars:

Charles Mully, Esther Mully, Isaac Mulli

9 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Charles Mully	...	Self
Esther Mully	...	Self
Isaac Mulli	...	Self
Ndondo Mulli	...	Self
Dickson Mulli	...	Self
Grace Mulli	...	Self
Mueni Mulli	...	Self
Kaleli Mulli	...	Self
Janey Mulli	...	Self
Rhoda Mulli	...	Self
Daudi Mulli	...	Self
Zacharia Mulli	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Ekiru	...	Will Digger #2
Lucky Hassan	...	Young Charles
Rio Evans Juma	...	Car Thief

Storyline

Director Scott Haze chronicles the remarkable life of Charles Mully. A man revered as "Father to the Fatherless," Mully is a one time Kenyan business tycoon turned founder of Mully Children's Family, the largest children's rescue, rehabilitation and development organization in Africa.

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Plot Keywords:

orphan | 

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Taglines:

Changing the World One Child at a Time

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

User Reviews

Heartwarming and Inspiring Docu-drama

Mully is a straightforward and positive retelling of the life of Kenyan Charles Mulli, who rose from being an abandoned street orphan to wealth and prosperity. He then shocks his well-to-do family, when he sells all, and throws his family into a life dedicated to helping abandoned Kenyan children. The trials and success of that effort are more astounding than his previous rise to wealth.

This is a heartwarming and inspirational story put together from brief re-enactments along with family movies, footage documenting the development of the Mully Children's Family institution, and interviews. The mix of approaches works well in building and telling the story without undue drama. The story is greatly bolstered by the attractive and charismatic screen presence of Charles Mulli himself. He comes across as inspiring, but moreover as inspired. Beyond the great care he shows for the children, the manner in which his non-profit foundation develops and thrives is truly visionary.

The story moves forward in a fairly earnest manner - efficient in its hour and 21 minutes. A scripted and acted version of the story would almost certainly dwell more deeply into the drama of Mulli's personal life.

I think this telling is not overtly religious. While Mulli receives his own personal inspiration while listening to a preacher, he leaves trusting the inspiration, if not the preacher himself. While Mulli frequently mentions God, and there are couple of mildly miraculous scenes, There is no direct religious message. While strongly religious viewers may indeed find "proof" within this movie, the movie seems to me somewhat restrained in that regard and not too in-your-face for those not so inclined. I say that mainly to convey that this inspiring, positive movie is well worth your time, regardless of your orientation.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA Kenya

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mully

Filming Locations:

Africa

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,489,771

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,489,771

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sterling Light Productions, Bardis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)