Mo & Me

03/16/2006

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1hr 36min

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Documentary

STORY

Salim Amin, son and only child of Mohamed "Mo" Amin, undertakes a journey of recollection and reflection into the life of the frequently absent, globe-trotting father he loved, revered and feared. In his late teens, Mohamed Amin abandons his studies to pursue a career in photography which, over the course of thirty years, will turn him into a front-line cameraman extraordinaire - and, arguably, the most renowned photojournalist of his era. Training his candid lens across continents, Mo Amin's thirst for breaking news puts him repeatedly in harm's way - enduring weeks of torture, automatic arms fire, explosives and, ultimately, the amputation of his left arm - to become one of the most decorated news camera-man of all time. The documentary depicts Mo as an unbending, unforgiving and unapologetically rambunctious paterfamilias whose hunger for "the story" propels him to ever greater professional heights - often at the expense of those he cherishes.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Leul Abate
  • Dolly Amin
  • Farzana Amin
  • Salim Amin
  • Harry Belafonte

    Directors

  • Roger Mills
  • Murad Rayani

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Camerapix

    Production Countries

  • Kenya

LANGUAGES