The Kitchen Toto (1987)
- Starring:
- Bob Peck, Phyllis Logan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harry Hook
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
Synopsis of The Kitchen Toto
In the vernacular of Kenyan whites of the 1950s, a "kitchen toto" was a native black servant. One such "toto" is 12-year-old Mwangi (Edwin Mahinda). The son of a black clergyman who has been slain by Mau Mau for his moderate beliefs, Mwangi is taken into the household of British police-chief Bob Peck. Torn between two cultures, Mwangi finds himself in a position to rescue his white protectors from insurgent Mau Maus, who are pressing for Kenyan independence-just as the boy's father had. The "no easy answers" climax is one that can't be revealed here. Kitchen Toto was the first directorial effort of Harry Hook, a Kenyan native and British National Film and Television School grad who was just about Mwangi's age when the events depicted in this film occurred. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Kitchen Toto
- Bob Peck - John Graham
- Edwin Mahinda - Mwangi
- Robert Urquhart - D.C. McKinnon
- Job Seda - Kamau
- Ronald Pirie - Edward Graham
- Phyllis Logan - Janet Graham
- Kristen Hughes - Mary
- Edward Judd - Dick Luis
- Leo Wringer - Sergeant Stephen
- Ann Wanjugo
- Director(s):
- Harry Hook
- Writer(s):
- Harry Hook
- Producer(s):
- Ann Skinner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Violence, Suitable for Children, Nudity)
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