Rain in a Dry Land

Name: Rain in a Dry Land
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-09-18T07:28:47-07:00

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Movie Info

Anne Makepeace's documentary Rain in a Dry Land begins with the sobering realization that in 2004 alone, over 13,000 Somali Bantus escaped from dire living conditions in Africa and immigrated, legally, to the United States, where they began new lives. The film itself provides biographical studies of two such families (both direct descendants of slaves) and observes each as they settle in differing geographic regions of the U.S. The narrative commences in January 2004, when the families attend cultural orientation classes at Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp - learning of refrigerators, ovens, automobiles, elevators, western schools, and all the other amenities so often taken for granted in North America; the picture then witnesses each family during the first two years of life in its new homeland. One moves to Springfield, Massachusetts, the other to Atlanta, Georgia - two wildly disparate regions, though in each case, the families struggle against racism, discrimination, impoverishment, and massive doses of culture shock to build new lives for themselves, and retain overwhelming optimism thanks to events such as the birth of a child, an American wedding, and the reunion of thousands of Somali Bantus from across the U.S.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Documentary
Directed By:

Anne Makepeace
Written By:

Anne Makepeace
In Theaters:

Jun 19, 2007 wide
Runtime:

83 minutes
Studio:

American Documentary

Cast

Arbai Barre Abdi

Aden Kabir Edow

Madina Ali Yunye

Critic Reviews for Rain in a Dry Land

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

. . .two different Somali Bantu families who relocate from a Kenyan refugee camp to new homes in the U.S. . .As they seek to find a place in a complex new world, you can't help but get caught up in the daily dramas of their existence.

August 24, 2017 | Full Review…

Dorothy Woodend
The Tyee (British Columbia)