The Battle for Laikipia

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The Battle for Laikipia

2024

1h 30m

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As drought in the Kenyan savanna intensifies, descendants of British settlers and nomadic pastoralists each fight for home.

Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/07/2024

4/5

Handsomely photographed and shrewdly edited, the picture captures both the mounting tension and the arresting drama of the landscape. It’s a sober and balanced piece of film-making that allows both sides to voice their positions.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

10/04/2024

3/5

Directors Peter Murimi and Daphne Matziaraki aim to give both sides of the story in this survey of an ugly situation which has often been co-opted by political campaigners for their own nefarious ends.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

10/03/2024

4/5

This is a sober, informative film that shows a nation that has been independent for more than 60 years, yet is still haunted by the very active spectre of colonialism.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

10/11/2024

4.5/5

The documentarians invested several years in the project and it pays off in this impressively balanced assessment of a conflict over land that has been exacerbated by climate change and drought

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

03/06/2024

A documentary crafted with a knowing compassion and sincere empathy of a brutal, tough subject with weighty themes of colonialism, conservation, and climate change. The film does an excellent job showing both sides of an unfortunate situation.

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Synopsis

As drought in the Kenyan savanna intensifies, descendants of British settlers and nomadic pastoralists each fight for home.

Director: Daphne Matziaraki, Peter Murimi
Producer: Toni Kamau, Daphne Matziaraki
Production Co: One Story Up Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Swahili
Runtime: 1h 30m