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RUNTIME
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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Market King
2014 0h 23m EN
Synopsis
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When his wife falls sick, a well-intended dad braves the fires and goes where no man has gone before - the hairmarket - to get his daughter's hair braided before school begins.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Chantal Airo
Kibibi
Larry Asego
Ed
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ekwa Msangi
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Countries
- Kenya, United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ekwa Msangi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Kenya, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Swahili.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Swahili.
- 4International production across 2 countries: Kenya, United States of America.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Chantal Airo and Larry Asego carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt4032682 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 23 min · 0h 23m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Ekwa Msangi
Production companies
Who made it
- IN
Infinite Wings Media
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-01-07
