Softie

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Softie

2020

1h 36m

Documentary

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Political activist Boniface "Softie" Mwangi runs for office in a regional Kenyan election but learns that conducting a clean campaign against corrupt opponents is increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone.

Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

Jan 29, 2021

For Mwangi, "Softie" serves as testament of the domesticity he's been absent from to satisfy the demands of his thankless vocation. But for the rest of us, it stands as a portrait of the kind of selfless...

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Jan 28, 2021

The on-the-ground campaigning and complex history could use a better shape than the film's fits and starts.

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Oct 8, 2020

Softie will inspire those who feel that resistance to power is futile and serve as a warning to those who think such a degradation of democracy as is happening in Kenya can't happen here.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Feb 18, 2021

Softie doesn't necessarily provide a 360-degree view of Kenyan politics, or even its hero (who attracted some controversy himself in the last couple years), but what we do get is pretty eye-opening.

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

Feb 12, 2021

While some scenes are difficult to watch, "Softie"-the movie and the man - testifies to the undefeated spirit of the best of us.

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Jan 1, 2021

5/5

It may take place an ocean apart from Western shores, but it's especially relevant to viewers as a cautionary tale of what results when tribalism overtakes national identity, and when leaders willfully manipulate those tribal ties for their benefit.

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Synopsis

Political activist Boniface "Softie" Mwangi runs for office in a regional Kenyan election but learns that conducting a clean campaign against corrupt opponents is increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone.

Director: Sam Soko
Producer: Toni Kamau, Sam Soko
Screenwriter: Sam Soko
Production Co: We Are Not the Machine, Pandora Filmes, LBx Africa, Eye Steel Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR

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