When a landmark ruling lets Kenyan families reclaim stolen ancestral land, a journalist's investigation uncovers corporate exploitation, family secrets and a government fighting back.
Bea Wangondu returns to Kenya's highlands to follow dispossessed landowners racing to file claims before the window closes, and the deeper she digs, the more personal it gets. Cameras smuggled onto tea plantations reveal what workers endure: harsh quotas, intimidation and sexual exploitation at the hands of managers who answer only to corporate owners. As Bea uncovers her own grandfather's role in land dispossession, the investigation pulls apart her family history too. Then in 2025, the Kenyan government moves to weaken the land commission and silence those speaking out, with filmmakers investigating police brutality even facing arrest. What begins as a legal battle becomes something far more dangerous.
Content guidance: this film contains accounts of sexual violence and exploitation.
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Premiere statusUK premiere
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Director(s)Bea Wangondu, Andrew H. Brown
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Country(s)United Kingdom, Kenya, USA
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Year2026
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Duration93 mins
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Executive producer(s)Amanda Brown, Mia Vyzis, Tracy Rector
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Producer(s)Moses Bwayo, Bea Wangondu, Mike Morrisroe, Joseph Njenga, Andrew H. Brown
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CastN'ganga Mungai
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CinematographyAndrew H. Brown
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EditingAndrew H. Brown
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SoundWillie Abuto
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Language(s)English, Swahili, Kikuyu (Gikuyu)
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Sales CompanyAndrew H. Brown, Emma Simpson / Journeyman Pictures
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