Shaihu Umar

Year: 1976

Runtime: 142 mins

Language: Hausa

Director: Adamu Halilu

Drama

Set in northern Nigeria at the end of the 19th century, Islamic students question their teacher Shaihu Umar about his origins. He recounts a birth, his father's death, separation from his mother and years in slavery. After trials he is adopted by Abdulkarim, studies a Qur'anic school and becomes an imam. A dream urges him to search for his mother.

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