VUTA N’KUVUTE (TUG OF WAR)

Amil Shivji
Tanzania/ South Africa/ Qatar/ Germany 2021 I Original Version with English subtitles I 92 min
With the kind support of the German Africa Foundation

SUN 17 NOV
17:00 SINEMA TRANSTOPIA

Zanzibar in the 1950s, in the final phase of the British colonial era. Denge, a young freedom fighter from the mainland, and his comrades roam the island metropolis of Stone Town, pursued by the colonial police, distribute socialist pamphlets and stage revolts in dance halls and expat clubs to demand political autonomy. One night, Denge meets Yasmin, an upper-class Indian-Sansibari woman. The two begin a romance with far-reaching consequences……

AMIL SHIVJI was born in Tanzania and studied Fine Arts at York University in Toronto. His debut feature film T-JUNCTION (2017) opened the Zanzibar International Film Festival and won three prizes. His latest production TUG OF WAR won Best Fiction Film at the Mashariki African Film Festival in Rwanda and the Oumarou Ganda Prize at FESPACO 2021.