AfricAvenir presents: ‘My Father’s Son’

After co-presenting the Namibian premiere back in 2010, AfricAvenir, in collaboration with the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC), once again presents Joel Haikali’s first feature “My Father’s Son” on September 09. With Namflava and lots of humour, the film tells the story of two brothers, one living in the village as a cattle herder, and the other living in the city (Windhoek.). When the city brother returns to the village after 21 years with his coloured wife to ‘free’ his brother from ‘backward life’, he does not expect the resistance and conflicts, which force him to confront his own stereotypes and cultural identity. Synopsis: Ngilifa, who has prospered in the capital city of Windhoek, returns with his sophisticated urban wife to the rural village in Ovamboland, in northern Namibia, which he left 21 years ago. They seek out his younger brother who still lives in the village in order to “free” him from the “backward” traditional life as a cattle herder. A comedy of culture clash ensues as the film negotiates the relation between the urban worlds of a modern African city and its traditional roots. The film features Panduleni Hailundu, Patrick Hainghono and Senga Brockerhoff. The film is translated in three languages Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, and English but English subtitles are available. When: Wednesday, 09 September 2015 Time: 18:30 Where: FNCC, 118 Robert-Mugabe Ave, Windhoek Entrance: N$30