10th edtion CIFF – 10-14 April 2024
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FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
Hamadi Mwapachu | Tanzania | 2015 | 115 min | Creole | e.s.
Drugs crime, human trafficking and prostitution are rampant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The local drug baron can do as he pleases because the detective in charge of keeping the streets safe is – as a heroin addict – up to his neck in it. The cop shoots away the pain from his past and his recent divorce until he’s once again found passed out in his crummy Mercedes. This corrupt cop doesn’t even shy away from rip deals. At rock bottom, he meets a prostitute who gradually provides a different take on the future. With her help and love, he decides to make radical changes. This streetwise feature film debut has dark, but also black comedy elements. The characters are played by both professionals and amateurs. An eclectic mix of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass soundtracks the plot twists in this psychological crime drama.
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 7 April 2016
Time: 21:15
Duration: 1:45
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 9 April 2016
Time: 15:30
Duration: 1:30
Place: CINEMA 5
Date: 10 April 2016
Time: 21:15
Duration: 1:30
Year in
Festival
2016
Director
Hamadi Mwapachu
Camera
Alexander Elibariki
Cast
Hamadi Mwapachu
Sabrina Muya
Juma Nkwabi
Country
Tanzania
Editor
Hamadi Mwapachu
Language
Creole
Length
115 min
Music
Julian Gordon-Hastings
MIKAL
Octane & DLR
Cymatic
Producer
Hamadi Mwapachu
Rose Mwapachu
Production Company
WaRose Holdings LTD
Production Design
Juma Nkwabi
Sales
WaRose Holdings LTD
Scenario
Hamadi Mwapachu
Sound Design
Wayne Reay
Year of Production
2015
Website
Hamadi MWAPACHU (1976, Ethiopia) grew up at boarding schools in Tanzania, Kenya and England, then studied law at Exeter university. After attending the London International School of Acting he decided to be an actor. He returned to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania where he is active as an actor, scriptwriter and director. Dar Noir (2015) is his feature film debut.
Filmography
El trabajo de Dios (2003, short), Dar Noir (2015)