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The White Masai

Just a little cuddle before we slaughter the goat...

Based on a true story, a young German tourist sees a local warrior and immediately falls in love. Forsaking her boyfriend, she eventually marries her new beau and tries to fit into his tribal life. However, while things go okay initially, the situation changes when she becomes pregnant and tribal customs don't gel with her upbringing. In English, German and Swahili with English subtitles.

132 minutes, No persons under 16 (Sex, Nudity)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Nina Hoss, Jacky Ido, Katja Flint, Antonio Prester, Janek Rieke
Director	Hermine Huntgeburth
Screenplay	Johannes W. Betz, Hermine Huntgeburth, Günter Rohrbach, from the novel by Corinne Hofmann
Music	Niki Reiser
Cinematography	Martin Langer
Editing	Eva Schnare
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2005
Produced by	Constantin Film Produktion GmbH

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, within context
Nudity	Scenes of nudity occur, some close-ups (some in natural context, eg washing in the bush)
Sex	Clearly taking place, no genitalia shown. No lingering closeups on intimate parts of the body.
Violence	Bloody detail
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Some scenes which show traditional, cultural practices of Masai tribe may be disturbing to sensitive viewers.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	10
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman	5
Internet (IMDB)512 Netizens	13

Average .. 47%	9

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