“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives”, is what Kena and Ziki have heard all their young lives. And that getting a mortgage is the dream of every normal
Kenyan. But Kena and Ziki want more. They want adventure and real love, not a dull existence as an obedient wife in the suburbs. It’s not until they
fall in love with one another that they find out just how conservative the world
around them really is. The relationship between these two young women forms
the warm, beating heart of this sparkling, colourful film.
‘Afrobubblegum’ is what director Wanuri Kahiu calls her style, and the
production company of which she is co-founder. In the words of the young maker,
this stands for “fun, fierce and frivolous African art”. Like its two protagonists,
this film had to overcome considerable resistance after being banned by Kenyan
censors. Kahiu contested this decision and finally won in the Kenyan High
Court.
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Film details
- Countries of production
- France, Germany, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 82'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
