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Kini & Adams

Kini & Adams

1997Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
Drama
7.1
IMDB Rating
105 votes

Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over.

Director
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Writers
Santiago Amigorena, Olivier Lorelle, Idrissa Ouedraogo
Stars
Vusi Kunene, David Mohloki, Nthati Moshesh
Release Date
October 22, 1997
Language
English
Country
France, Burkina Faso
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Vusi Kunene
Vusi Kunene
as Kini
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David Mohloki
as Adams
Nthati Moshesh
Nthati Moshesh
as Aida
John Kani
John Kani
as Ben
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Netsayi Chigwendere
as Binja
Sibongile Mlambo
Sibongile Mlambo
as Bongi
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Simon Shumba
as Pedlar
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Ranganai Nyazema
as John the Mad
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Fidelis Cheza
as Tapera
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Walter Muparutsa
as Big Oaf

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Production
Agence de la Coopération Culturelle et Technique, Canal+, Framework International

🏷️ Keywords

friendvillagedreamcityindependent film

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Funny and touching.
by Lark62005-07-22
8/10

""Kini and Adams" is a very human movie from African director Idrissa Ouedraogo. It tells the story of the two friends of the title and their dream of leave their small town and start a new life in the city with a old car they are repairing. It's a sad comedy, very funny at moments. The acting is wonderful and the beautiful African landscape is very well filmed, with a lot of color. The movie deals with the subject of how the poverty can affect the personal relationships, and the way the director handles it remind me the Charlie Chaplin movies, whose themes are similar in a certa..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sibongile Mlambo's debut.

📖 Synopsis

Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over.