Tug of War (2021 film)
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| Vuta N'Kuvute | |
| Directed by | Amil Shivji |
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| Based on | Vuta N'Kuvute by Shafi Adam Shafi |
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| Cinematography | Zenn van Zyl |
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Running time | 1hr 32m |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Language | Swahili |
Tug of War (original title: Vuta N'Kuvute) is a 2021 Tanzanian coming-of-age political drama about love and resistance set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. The film was directed by Amil Shivji based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Adam Shafi. [1][2] Tug of War is Tanzania's second entry ever, and its first in 21 years, for the Academy Award Best International Feature category.[3][4] In November 2022, it was awarded the Tanit d'Or, the top prize at Tunisia's Carthage Film Festival.[5]
Taking place in 1950s Zanzibar, Tug of War is set during the movement to win independence for Zanzibar, then a British Protectorate. Denge, a young freedom fighter trained in the Soviet Union, distributes “Free Zanzibar” pamphlets and recruits people to the cause. One of his recruits is Yasmin, a run-away bride from a privileged, upper class Indian-Zanzibari family. She falls in love with Denge and becomes committed to the independence movement. [6]
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Festival showings
- Toronto International Film Festival (2021)[6] where it was the first Tanzanian film to be screened at TIFF[7]
- African Film Festival (2022)[7]
- Black Star Film Festival (2022)
- Afrika Film Festival Cologne (2022)
- Afrykamera (2022)
- Qisah International Film Festival (2022)
- Carthage Film Festival (2022)
- International Film Festival of Kerala (2022)
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