Is this our last chance?
Between the Rains

Salt Beyoğlu, Online

March 5 – March 10, 2024

Between The Rains 2 <i>Between the Rains</i> [Yağmurlar Arasında] (2023) filminden bir kare 
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Still from Between the Rains (2023)
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March 5, 19.00, Salt Beyoğlu, Walk-in Cinema
March 8-10, saltonline.org


Between the Rains (2023)
Director: Andrew H. Brown, Moses Thuranira
82 minutes
Swahili; Turkish subtitles

​​For the Turkana-Ngaremara community of Northern Kenya, becoming a warrior is a sacred and fundamental aspect of their culture. Kolei, a shepherd boy whose name translates to “living amongst the goats,” awaits his turn to start the Turkana’s traditional warrior process. However, when he fails a critical test, he is labeled a coward and loses the respect of the older warriors he idolizes. This disappointment leaves Kolei isolated from the community and prevents him from pursuing the life he truly desires.

Over four consecutive years, during a record-low annual precipitation period, directors Andrew H. Brown and Moses Thuranira follow Kolei’s coming-of-age story within his traditional culture, which is dramatically impacted by climate change. Due to the drought, wild predators are now preying on livestock, the only source of sustenance for the community. Dubbed a failure and sidelined, Kolei seeks redemption and status within the community by protecting his family’s livestock. Through Kolei’s journey to adulthood, Between the Rains looks into how climate change affects every aspect of the pastoral Turkana’s life, touching on land loss, water access, and human-wildlife conflict.

Following the Walk-in Cinema screening on Tuesday, March 5 at 19.00, the film will be streamed online between March 8-10 via saltonline.org.

Salt’s Is this our last chance? program is supported by its founder Garanti BBVA, and is open to everyone. The films will be streamed in their original language with Turkish subtitles, and can only be accessed online by audiences in Turkey.


In accordance with Article 7 of Law No. 5224 amended on 18.01.2019, films that have not been assessed and classified by the General Directorate of Cinema, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Turkey, can only be screened under the classification of 18+ at festivals, special screenings or similar culture and arts events.
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