RAFIKI
by Wanuri Kahiu
synopsis
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for
something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and
remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society.
When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between
happiness and safety.
original title: | Rafiki |
country: | South Africa, Kenya, France, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Lebanon |
sales agent: | MPM Premium |
year: | 2018 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Wanuri Kahiu |
film run: | 83' |
release date: | FR 26/09/2018, NO 16/11/2018, DE 31/01/2019, NL 23/05/2019 |
screenplay: | Wanuri Kahiu, Jenna Bass |
cast: | Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Neville Misati, Nice Githinji, Charlie Karumi, Muthoni Gathecha, Vitalis Waweru, Hellen Aura, Leila Weema, Jimmi Gathu |
cinematography by: | Christopher Wessels |
film editing: | Isabelle Dedieu |
art director: | Arya Lalloo |
producer: | Steven Markowitz |
co-producer: | Marie-Pierre Macia, Claire Gadéa, Georges Schoucair, Ruben Thorkildsen, Verona Meier, Reinier Selen, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul, Wanuri Kahiu, Tamsin Ranger |
executive producer: | Tim Headington |
production: | MPM Film (Movies Partners in Motion Film), Rinkel Film B.V., Razor Film Produktion, Ape&Bjørn AS, Big World Cinema (ZA), Afrobubblegum (KE), Schortcut Films (LB) |
backing: | ACP-EU Support Programme, CNC, World Cinema Fund, Netherlands Film
Fund/Hubert Bals Fund, Sørfond |
distributor: | Météore Films, Salzgeber & Co. Medien, Cinemien |