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Tug of War (2021)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Amil Shivji

Synopsis

A coming-of-age political love story set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. Denge, a young freedom fighter meets Yasmin, an Indian-Zanzibari woman in the middle of the night as she is on her way to be married. Passion and revolution escalate.

Actors

Gudrun Columbus Mwanyika
Gudrun Columbus Mwanyika
Denge
Ikhlas Gafur Vora
Ikhlas Gafur Vora
Yasmin
Siti Amina
Siti Amina
Mwajuma
Luqman Thani
Luqman Thani
Pazi
Rasheed Hemed
Rasheed Hemed
Mambo
Nick Reding
Nick Reding

Crews

Amil Shivji
Amil Shivji
Director
Steven Markovitz
Steven Markovitz
Producer
Amil Shivji
Amil Shivji
Writer
Amil Shivji
Amil Shivji
Producer
Jenna Cato Bass
Jenna Cato Bass
Writer
Neil Tabatznik
Neil Tabatznik
Executive Producer
Lucinda Englehart
Lucinda Englehart
Executive Producer
Rita Wachera
Rita Wachera
Assistant Director
Cece Mlay
Cece Mlay
Second Assistant Director
Bill Odongo
Bill Odongo
Unit Production Manager
Justine Gitahi
Justine Gitahi
Line Producer
Cindy K.
Cindy K.
Production Manager
Kate Mumbua
Kate Mumbua
Production Manager
Edwin Kariuki
Edwin Kariuki
Production Manager
Zenn van Zyl
Zenn van Zyl
Director of Photography
Nadia ben Rachid
Nadia ben Rachid
Editor
Matthew Swanepoel
Matthew Swanepoel
Editor
Meshack Otieno
Meshack Otieno
Assistant Camera
Ramadhani Hamis Kondo
Ramadhani Hamis Kondo
Key Grip
Rajab Mohamed Mkungwa
Rajab Mohamed Mkungwa
Gaffer
Saul Ogada
Saul Ogada
Electrician
Frédéric Salles
Frédéric Salles
Sound Recordist
Amine Bouhafa
Amine Bouhafa
Original Music Composer
Amélie Legrand
Amélie Legrand
Original Music Composer
Lilian Sundqvist
Lilian Sundqvist
Script Supervisor
Mona Mwakalinga
Mona Mwakalinga
Casting Director
Hawa Ally
Hawa Ally
Costume Designer
Faudhia Gingi
Faudhia Gingi
Makeup & Hair
Emilia Roux
Emilia Roux
Production Designer
Eliudi Mwanyika
Eliudi Mwanyika
Production Designer
Kifua Compound
Kifua Compound
Prop Maker

Trailers and other movies

Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Tug of War (Vuta N’Kuvute) director Amil Shivji | BFI Q&A

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