The Harmattan Letters
A drama about what we keep, and what we finally send
The next three days
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A postman in 1970s Kaduna delivers one last bundle of letters, and a family secret with it.
Kaduna, 1976. Mallam Garba has carried letters on his bicycle for thirty years. On his last week before retiring he finds a bundle that was never delivered, addressed to a house on his own street.
What follows is a quiet, funny and deeply felt film about families, migration and the things we leave unsaid, shot in warm harmattan light and scored with old highlife records.
Details
- Director
- Ifeyinwa Okoro
- Starring
- Musa Danladi, Adaku Nnaji, Bola Ige-Martins
- Language
- English and Hausa, with subtitles
- Screen
- The Lime
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Amberwood picks
A beautiful, slow film for a Sunday afternoon
Shot on film for a soft, grainy look
Best in The Lime, premium middle rows
Gallery
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FAQ
Is there an interval?
No interval for films under two hours. You can step out quietly to the snack bar at any time.
Can I bring a child?
For 12A films: children under the rating need an adult, or may not be admitted for 15 and 18.
Are there subtitles?
Where a film mixes languages, English subtitles are shown on every showing.
Pick your seat for The Harmattan Letters
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