21º Mostra Internacional de Cinema International Perspective
KINI & ADAMS

Burkina Faso

Kini & AdamsKini and Adams are old friends bound by a dream of making it to the city and hitting the big time. They invest their time and meager earnings into repairing an old car. Under the pressure of Kini’s wife, they finally give up until the time when a big company, which could bring them a job, a decent life and fulfill their dreams, is going to be settled in the region.And then the dream seems to turn out as reality, and unsuspected rivalry breaks out between the two friends and endanger their relationship. Not even the old friendship is able to survive to opposed interests.
 

     Director

DIRECTOR: Idrissa Ouedraogo
SCREENPLAY: Idrissa Ouedraogo, Olivier Lorelle, Santiago Amigorena
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jean-Pierre Meurisse
EDITION: Monica Coleman
MUSIC: Wally Badarou
CAST: Vusi Kunene, David Mohloki, Nthati Moshesh
PRODUCER: Cedomir Kolar
FESTIVALS: Cannes
ORIGINAL TITLE: Kini & Adams
PRODUCTION: Noe Prod., 10 Paris
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    Col. ,  93 min. , 1997



Born in Banfora, Burkina Faso, in 1954, Idrissa Ouedraogo studied cinema in Ouagadougou, Kiev and Paris. His short films were prized in a number of festivals. Two of his feature films were selected for the São Paulo International Film Festival: The Choice, at the 11ª, and Afrique, Mon Afrique, at the 19ª.