Thank You for the Rain

Thank You for the Rain

2017•1h 27m•7.8/10

Documentary

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7.8/10(12)

Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to a community leader and activist on the global stage.

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