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World Tofauti

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World Tofauti
Directed byKang'ethe Mungai
Produced byKang'ethe Mungai
StarringAvril Nyambura, Innocent Njuguna and Maureen Njau
Release date
  • 22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryKenya
LanguagesSwahili
English

World Tofauti (A Different World in English) is a 2017 Kenyan romantic film directed by Kang'ethe Mungai. The film stars Avril Nyambura and Innocent Njuguna, and features Maureen Njau in a supporting role.[1]

Plot

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Nina (played by Avril Nyambura) is a woman born and raised in the slums of Nairobi. She meets Hinga (played by Innocent Mungai), a man from a decent background with a good job, who is stranded with a flat tire near the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and together with her gang, they rob him of all his valuables. In a twist of fate, the two eventually fall in love, despite the fact that Hinga is engaged to Ciru (Maureen Njau), a demanding and controlling woman of his same societal background. Hinga eventually helps Nina to track down his valuables as well as evade the authorities.[2]

Cast

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  • Avril Nyambura as Nina, a woman raised in a Nairobi slum, brought up in a life of crime
  • Innocent Njuguna as Hinga, a successful Nairobi businessman
  • Maureen Njau as Ciru, Hinga's demanding and controlling fiancée

Release

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World Tofauti premiered at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya on 22 December 2017.[3]

Accolades

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Kimuyu, Hilary. "ACTSCENE: Avril is a hustler in the movie 'World Tofauti'". Daily Nation. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ KE, ActorsKE. "Avril's new movie #WorldTofauti set to premier this December 2017". Actors.co.ke. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ Tofauti, World Tofauti. "World Tofauti Post". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ Buzz, Kenya. "Full List of Kalasha Awards 2018 Winners". Kenya Buzz. Retrieved 27 November 2018.