Tug of War

Alternate title(s):
Foreign Title: Vuta n’kuvute
Date: January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Dates Note: 2021
Country of Origin: Germany , Qatar , South Africa , Tanzania, United Republic of
Place of Origin: Tanzania, South Africa, Germany, Qatar
Languages: English , Swahili
Color: Color
Silent: No
Based On: the novel by Adam Shafi
Additional Info:

Curator Notes

Film Series/Exhibition Title: 
African Film Festival 2023
Description: 

The anti-colonial era of 1950s Tanzania is resurrected through a hypnotically stylized ambiance reminiscent of In the Mood for Love in Amil Shivji’s gorgeous drama of revolution, romance, and intrigue, the first-ever period drama from the emerging Tanzanian film industry. In the atmospheric alleyways and taarab nightclubs of Stone Town, Zanzibar, a revolution against the British-controlled sultanate is underway, as is a possible romance between a committed Mswahili Marxist and a runaway Indian Zanzibari bride. One of the most atmospheric African films in years, yet grounded in revolutionary history, Tug of War is flavored with a Wong Kar Wai-esque melancholy for not only a love lost, but also a hope.

Authors/Roles: 
Jason Sanders

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