Kiumeni

Original title

Kiomi Kiumeni

Directed by

Nicholas Marwa

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Tanzania

Runtime

1h 28m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man from a privileged background falls for a woman who lives in a poor neighborhood. Their relationship bridges two very different worlds in Dar es Salaam.

comedyromanticlight-heartedupbeatenergeticurbanplayful

What happens

Kiumeni (Eng: Masculinity), is a 2017 Tanzanian comedy film directed by Nicholas Marwa and co-produced by Daniel Manege and Ernest Napoleon for D-Magic and Busy Bees respectively. The film stars Antu Mendoza and Ernest Napoleon in lead roles along with Irene Paul, Idris Sultan and Akbar Thabeet in supportive roles. The film is a Swahili love story between two distinct worlds; an affluent man meets his girlfriend in the ghetto. The film received critical acclaim and was officially selected to screen at several international film festivals. The film won the Best Screenplay and Best Directing awards at the 2017 Zanzibar International Film Festival. The film is set in Dar es Salaam and shot in and around the cities of Mikocheni, Kinondoni, Sinza, Mbezi, Mwananyamala and Mburahati. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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