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Rafiki = : Friend

Kahiu, Wanuri, (screenwriter,, film director.). Markovitz, Steven, (producer.). Arac de Nyeko, Monica. Based on (work): Jambula tree. (Added Author). Bass, Jenna, (screenwriter.). Dedieu, Isabelle, (editor of moving image work.). Wessels, Christopher, 1976- (director of photography.). Mugatsia, Samantha, (actor.). Munyiva, Sheila, (actor.). Amira, Patricia, (actor.). Gathecha, Muthoni, (actor.). Gathu, Jimmy, (actor.). Big World Cinema (Firm), (production company.). AfroBubbleGum (Firm), (production company.). MPM Film (Firm), (production company.). Schortcut Films, (production company.). Ape & Bjørn (Firm), (production company.). Rinkel Film, (production company.). Razor Filmproduktion (Firm), (production company.). Tango Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Film Movement (Firm), (issuing body.). Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Neville Misati, Patricia Amira, Muthoni Gathecha, Jimmy Gathu. (Cast).

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. Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya.

DVD  - 2019
FIC Rafik
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Victoria Available

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Subject
Female friendship > Drama.
Teenage girls > Kenya > Nairobi > Drama.
Lesbians > Kenya > Nairobi > Drama.
Nairobi (Kenya) > Drama.
Genre
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher [New York, NY] : Film Movement, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from opening screens.
A 2018 Kenyan drama film based on Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree".
Special features: Bonus short film: Hudson.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Editor, Isabelle Dedieu ; director of photography, Christopher Wessels.
Participant or Performer Note: Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Neville Misati, Patricia Amira, Muthoni Gathecha, Jimmy Gathu.
System Details Note:
DVD, all regions, NTSC, wide screen (2.40:1); 5.1 surround/2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
In English and Swahili with English subtitles.