From Prison to Parliament

Two years before the dramatic election in Kenya in 2007, the Norwegian-Kenyan Peter is in Bastøy Prison, sentenced for embezzlement. His fellow prisoners only call him “The President”, for he intends to participate as a candidate for Parliament during the elections in Kenya.
The goal is to win without buying one single vote. He will fight for a democratic development and against corruption. Peter admits that the embezzlement was a mistake but nevertheless a necessary means on the way to increased democracy in his own country. The end justifies the means and good advice can either be followed or ignored.
Wolf, his cellmate from Germany, comes with him to Kenya to help Peter reach his goal. The film follows the campaign, through hard work and limitless optimism, from a Norwegian prison to the Kenyan Parliament.

Seminar in connection with this film:
Wedensday October 15th 19.99 Eldorado 3
CORRUPTION, ELECTIONS AND DEMOCRACY
Panel: Jan Borgen, Transparency International Norge, Bård Anders Andreassen Associate Professor Center for Human Rights at University of Oslo, Director Charlotte Røhder Tvedt. Moderator: Sarah Prosser (Oslo Dokumentarkino).