A good catholic girl

  • A good catholic girl
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Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title : Una brava ragazza cattolica [Italy]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Short
Running time : 26 (in minutes)

A short film about a Muslim girl's attraction to someone from a different religious affiliation which is forbidden in Islam.


Amina is attracted to Brian, a Catholic young man in her neighborhood and this doesn't go down well with her father, Hadji Mustafa. With mixed emotions, she goes out of her way to find her only true love despite her father's pre-arranged marriage with another man.


Cast Includes: Kulany Maureen, Okuyo Prynce, Nabwiso Mathew, Ibara Brenda, Murungi Tibba, Amali Sharon, Masajjage Cathy, Kibirige Herbert.

D.O.P: Thomas Karsten

written, produced and directed by Matt Bish

a Bish Bros production.



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Amina ama Brian, da cui è corrisposta, ma deve lottare contro la volontà del padre che le sta preparando un matrimonio combinato. Inoltre, per sposare il suo amato, Amina sceglie di convertirsi alla religione cattolica, pur vivendo in ambiente musulmano. Più le difficoltà aumentano e più Amina trova forza nell'amore di Brian, l'unico sogno della sua vita.

Uganda, 2010 - 26 min

Regia: Matt Bish,
Interpreti: Maureen Kulany, Joel Okuyo, Mathew Nabwiso
Sceneggiatura: Matt Bish
Fotografia: Thomas Karsten
Montaggio: Matt Bish
Suono: Roger Mugisha
Produzione: Bish films
Distribuzione: Bish Film

Source: Vérona Festival Cinema Africano 2011
http://festivalafricano.altervista.org/festival/?p=2488

Summary for official catalogues

Amina is attracted to Brian, a Catholic young man in her neighborhood and this doesn't go down well with her father, Hadji Mustafa. With mixed emotions, she goes out of her way to find her only true love despite her father's pre-arranged marriage with another man.

Cast Includes: Kulany Maureen, Okuyo Prynce, Nabwiso Mathew, Ibara Brenda, Murungi Tibba, Amali Sharon, Masajjage Cathy, Kibirige Herbert.

D.O.P: Thomas Karsten

written, produced and directed by Matt Bish

a Bish Bros production, Kampala.

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