Samson Odhiambo
Abila
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Soulboy (previously given the working title Souled Out) is a 2010 British film directed by Shimmy Marcus about 17-year-old Joe McCain (Martin Compston) coming of age in 1974 amidst the northern soul scene. The film was shot in Stoke on Trent following initial discussions with former Wigan Casino DJ Kev Roberts.
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Soulboys (sometimes spelled soul boys) were a working class English youth subculture of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and fans of American soul and funk music. The subculture emerged in North-West England as northern soul event attendees began to take more interest in the modern funk and jazz funk sounds of artists such as Lonnie Liston Smith ...
Plot. Nairobi, Kenya. 14-year-old Abila lives with his parents in Kibera, one of the largest slums in East Africa. One morning the teenager discovers his father ill and delirious. Someone has stolen his soul, mumbles the father. Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of the right remedy.
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- Hawa Essuman
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Sep 3, 2010 · SoulBoy: Directed by Shimmy Marcus. With Alfie Allen, Martin Compston, Hannah Crighton, Brian McCardie. A coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s Northern Soul underground music scene.
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Dec 14, 2017. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Fourteen-year-old Abila (Samson Odhiambo) learns that his foolish father has gambled away his soul, which is now in possession of the...
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Mar 4, 2010 · Soul Boy: Directed by Hawa Essuman, Tom Tykwer. With Samson Odhiambo, Leila Dayan Opou, Krysteen Savane, Frank Kimani. A Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
