94 mins |
Rated
M (Violence & offensive language)
This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below.
Wanuri Kahiu • Kenya • 2018
In English and Swahili, with English subtitles
Tomboy Kena falls for cool-girl Ziki in this fresh, brave coming-out story, banned in Kenya but celebrated at Cannes.
“A stunning expression of love: its tenderness, its pains and its ability to triumph over even the most oppressive circumstances” – Zoe Tamara, The Upcoming
Film Society membership is available to through the Academy Cinemas website, or at the counter. A year long membership entitles you to free admission to all Film Society screenings throughout the year, anywhere in New Zealand. A three-trip pass entitles you admission to three Film Society screenings. Please note that most screenings will be open to members only. Visit www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz/auckland for more info.
In many areas membership also allows you generous concessions at the NZ International Film Festival, and to local cinemas.
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This is an Auckland Film Society screening for Auckland Film Society members. For info on how to join, see below.
Wanuri Kahiu • Kenya • 2018
In English and Swahili, with English subtitles
Tomboy Kena falls for cool-girl Ziki in this fresh, brave coming-out story, banned in Kenya but celebrated at Cannes.
“A stunning expression of love: its tenderness, its pains and its ability to triumph over even the most oppressive circumstances” – Zoe Tamara, The Upcoming
Film Society membership is available to through the Academy Cinemas website, or at the counter. A year long membership entitles you to free admission to all Film Society screenings throughout the year, anywhere in New Zealand. A three-trip pass entitles you admission to three Film Society screenings. Please note that most screenings will be open to members only. Visit www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz/auckland for more info.
In many areas membership also allows you generous concessions at the NZ International Film Festival, and to local cinemas.