Kiumeni

Set and shot in Dar es Salaam this locally-made comedy juxtaposes poverty and wealth as the path of an affluent young man crosses that of a girl from a poor neighborhood. The young man falls head over heels in love with the girl to the extent that he wants her to move in with him and as tradition requires he is obliged to visit her family. However, he has to fit in his new environment and there are lots of cultural shocks that he has to come to terms with. While there, he goes through a series of challenges - from not fitting in with his girlfriend’s family and friends to getting robbed, chased by the mob of rival football fans, and drugged and kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend. Said to be one of the most anticipated Swahili films to come from East Africa, it deals with real life challenges of today’s emerging social classes. (Pan African Film Festival)