POV Season 33

Feature Film | 10/12/2020 | 90 Mins

After years of fighting injustice in Kenya, daring and audacious political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi decides to run for political office. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents with idealism as his only weapon proves challenging. Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival. A POV co-production.

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Lesson plan Identity, Citizenship, and Nationalism: At Home and Abroad
Discussion guide Softie Discussion Guide
Reading list Softie Delve Deeper Reading List

Film Credits —

Sam Soko Director
Toni Kamau Producer

About the Film —

Critical Acclaim —

“A marvel of narrative storytelling...”

— Abby Sun, Filmmaker Magazine