Kini and Adams (1997)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Idrissa Ouedraogo

Writers:

Santiago Amigorena (writer)
Olivier Lorelle (writer)

Release Date:

22 October 1997 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Kini and Adams are two friends leaving in a Zimbabwe village who dream of repairing an old broken car, and moving to the city and starting life over. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Vusi Kunene	...	Kini
David Mohloki	...	Adams
Nthati Moshesh	...	Aida
John Kani	...	Ben
Netsayi Chigwendere	...	Binja
Fidelis Cheza	...	Tapera

Also Known As:

Kini et Adams (France)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France | Burkina Faso

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Framework International

Funny and touching.

"Kini and Adams" is a very human movie from African director Idrissa Ouedraogo. It tells the story of the two friends of the title and their dream of leave their small town and start a new life in the city with a old car they are repairing. It's a sad comedy, very funny at moments. The acting is wonderful and the beautiful African landscape is very well filmed, with a lot of color. The movie deals with the subject of how the poverty can affect the personal relationships, and the way the director handles it remind me the Charlie Chaplin movies, whose themes are similar in a certain way. It has been a surprise for me, the African cinema is absolutely unknown in occident, and movies like this prove that it deserves more attention.