RAFIKI

FRIEND

By Wanuri KAHIU

BIG WORLD CINEMA - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline / PROD

Drama - Completed 2018


Festivals
& Awards

Cannes 2018
Un Certain Regard
Toronto - TIFF 2018
Discovery
BFI London FF 2018
Karlovy Vary 2018
Sydney 2018
Rotterdam IFFR 2019
FESPACO 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama, LGBT, Romance
    • Countries
    • KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, FRANCE, LEBANON, GERMANY, NORWAY, NETHERLANDS, USA
    • Languages
    • SWAHILI, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 83 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Wanuri KAHIU
    • Writer(s)
    • Wanuri KAHIU, Jenna BASS
    • Producer(s)
    • Steven MARKOVITZ (Big World Cinema)
    • 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.