United States / Sep 09, 2021 / TIFF Premiere (Sept 9 - 18), release date not yet announced.
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer

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Plot
A coming-of-age political love story set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. Denge, a young freedom fighter meets Yasmin, an Indian-Zanzibari woman in the middle of the night as she is on her way to be married. Passion and revolution escalate.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Salum Suleiman | Chande |
| Abubakr Mrisho | Zanga |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vuta N'Kuvute |
| Original language | Kiswahili (SW) |
| Spoken languages | English, svenska, Kiswahili |
| Production countries | Germany, Qatar, South Africa, Tanzania |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Big World Cinema, Kijiweni Productions, NiKo Film |
| Release date | 18 aprile 2024 |
| Executive producer | Neil Tabatznik, Lucinda Englehart |
| Production | Steven Markovitz, Amil Shivji, Justine Gitahi |
| Writer | Amil Shivji, Jenna Cato Bass, Simon Rieber |
| Casting | Mona Mwakalinga |
| Editing | Nadia ben Rachid, Matthew Swanepoel |
| Cinematography | Zenn van Zyl, Meshack Otieno, Ramadhani Hamis Kondo |
| Assistant directors | Rita Wachera, Cece Mlay, Amil Shivji, Lilian Sundqvist |
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| Lighting | Rajab Mohamed Mkungwa, Saul Ogada |
| Camera operators | Zenn van Zyl, Meshack Otieno, Ramadhani Hamis Kondo |
| Additional photography | Zenn van Zyl, Meshack Otieno, Ramadhani Hamis Kondo |
| Production design | Emilia Roux, Eliudi Mwanyika |
| Music | Amine Bouhafa, Amélie Legrand, Frédéric Salles |
| Sound | Frédéric Salles, Amine Bouhafa, Amélie Legrand |
| Costume design | Hawa Ally, Faudhia Gingi |
| Makeup | Hawa Ally, Faudhia Gingi |
| Hairstyling | Hawa Ally, Faudhia Gingi |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Apr 18, 2024 / 12
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