Synopsis
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
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Movie Details
| Netherlands Releases: |
May 24th, 2019 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
August 13th, 2019 by Film Movement Video |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Running Time: |
83 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Kenya, LGBTQ+, Romance, Romeo and Juliet Romance, Political Campaign, Bigotry, Hate Crime, Dysfunctional Family, F-Rated |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
MPM Film, Big World Pictures, Afrobubblegum , MPM Premium, Schortcut Films, Ape & Bjorn, Rinkel Film & TV, Razor Films, Tango Entertainment, Media Programme of the European Union, ACP Group of States, CNC, Institut Francais, The Netherlands Film Fund, Hubert Bals Fund, Berlinale World Cinema Fund, Arri-International Support Program, Wanuri Kahiu |
| Production Countries: |
France, Germany, Kenya, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa |
| Languages: |
English, Swahili |
April 25th, 2019
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Under the Silver Lake earned top spot on the theater average chart with an average of $17,635 in two theaters. This is amazing for two reasons. Firstly, its reviews are barely above the 50% level. Secondly, it opened on VOD on Tuesday, so anyone who was interested in seeing the movie didn’t have to wait long to see it at home instead. On the other hand, it is a A24 release and the company has had an amazing track record at the box office during its young career.
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April 19th, 2019
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Little Woods is the biggest, and one of the best, limited releases on this week’s list. It has a real shot at earning some measure of mainstream success. There are also several films on this week’s list that could do well on the art house circuit, but likely won’t expand significantly. These include Grass, Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse, and Rafiki.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2019/05/24 |
26 |
$10,112 |
|
22 |
$460 |
$38,545 |
1 |
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Production and Technical Credits
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