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Rafiki

Rafiki

2018Movie⏱️ 1h 23m
DramaRomance
6.8
IMDB Rating
3,573 votes

"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

Director
Wanuri Kahiu
Writers
Wanuri Kahiu, Jenna Cato Bass, Monica Arac de Nyeko
Stars
Samantha Mugatsia, Neville Misati, Nice Githinji
Release Date
April 19, 2019
Language
English, Swahili
Country
Kenya, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France, Norway, Lebanon, United Kingdom
🏆 19
Wins
🎯 26
Nominations
💬 21
Reviews
📋 8.8K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Samantha Mugatsia
Samantha Mugatsia
as Kena Mwaura
👤
Neville Misati
as Blacksta
👤
Nice Githinji
as Nduta
Charlie Karumi
Charlie Karumi
as Waireri
👤
Muthoni Gathecha
as Mama Atim
👤
Vitalis Waweru
as Tom
Sheila Munyiva
Sheila Munyiva
as Ziki Okemi
👤
Mellen Aura
as Elizabeth
👤
Leila Weema
as Elizabeth's Friend
👤
Jimmy Gathu
as John Mwaura

💰 Box Office

$181,316
Worldwide Gross
$137,968
Domestic Gross
$16,016
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Production
Big World Cinema, MPM Film, Schortcut Films

🏷️ Keywords

title directed by femalekenyalesbianhomophobiaone word title

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A beautiful tragic love story
by passtheduchy-661372019-04-12
9/10

"I just thought it was great, it held my attention all the way through, lack of budget and Hollywood stars wasn't an issue at all, I even since learnt one of the main characters never acted before in her life so that was a total shock to me. The director did really well to seek out the right talent she needed for this movie, in a way I feel that is what makes this film even more authentic, real Africans telling their own stories. It's a real shame Kenya banned the movie but the band was lifted for 7 days in thos 7 days it sold out completely. I really do feel if this movie gets the..."

💡 Did You Know?

Since homosexuality is illegal in Kenya, the lesbian love story was banned by the country's film classification board, but the director won a week's suspension of the ban in September of 2018 from the Kenyan high Court, so that locals could see it in theatres there for a brief period.

📖 Synopsis

"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.