Tug of War
Vuta N’Kuvute
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.
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival
FESPACO
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
Zanzibar International Film Festival
Durban International Film Festival
JCC Carthage
Awards
Oumarou Ganda Prize, Fespaco
Best Long Feature Fiction, Mashariki African Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Seattle International Film Festival
Winner of Best Film, Best East African Feature, Best Actor, Zanzibar International Film Festival
Winner of Tanit d'Or, FIPRESCI prize, Best Cinematography, JCC Carthage
Winner of 4 Africa Movie Academy Awards
Tanzania's official entry to the Oscars 2023