''Kini and Adams'' is a 1997 Burkinabé

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directed by

Idrissa Ouedraogo Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Idrissa Adam (born 1984), Cameroonian sprinter * Idrissa Camara, Guinean-born dancer and choreographer * Idrissa Camará (born 1992), Bissau-Guinean footballer * Idrissa Cou ...

. It was filmed in

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in English language.

Plot

Somewhere in southern Africa, in a huge region populated by poor peasants, two friends dream of a better life, far from their village, and decide to leave and make their dream come true. In order to leave, they attempt to repair an old car with second-hand spare parts, but their family and friends make fun of them. Little by little, their impetus dies down and so does their friendship. Finally, bitterness and jealousy put an end to the friendship between the two men and they become fierce enemies.

Cast

*Vusi Kunene as Kini *David Mohloki as Adams *

Nthati Moshesh Nthati Moshesh (born 28 August 1969) is a South African actress. She was nominated as Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2016. Career Speaking to ENCA on her film and television preferences, she explained that ...

as Aida *

John Kani Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and ''Black Panther'' (2018), Rafiki in ''The Lion King'' (201 ...

as Ben *Netsayi Chigwendere as Binja *Fidelis Cheza as Tapera * Sibongile Mlambo as Bongi *Simon Shumba as Pedlar *Walter Muparutsa as Big Oaf *Tisa Chifunyise as Big Oaf's Wife

Reception

For this film, Idrissa Ouedraogo was nominated for the

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at the

1997 Cannes Film Festival The 50th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1997. French actress Isabelle Adjani served as jury president for the main competition. Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iran ...

and won the Jury prize at the 1998

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References

External links

* * 1997 films 1997 drama films Films directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo Films set in Zimbabwe Burkinabe independent films Burkinabe drama films French drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s French films {{BurkinaFaso-film-stub