For a moment, this film disoriented me. We are in April, but Sayari feels like a Valentine’s Day release. Not that every film needs to be anchored to a specific time, Novacaine is technically a Christmas movie that dropped in March.
Still, Sayari is unmistakably a film made for lovers. It’s one of those stories that makes you want to fall in love. But beyond the romance, it does a few clever things that make this an interesting and very Kenyan cinematic experience.