World Tofauti


World Tofauti is a 2017 Kenyan romantic film directed by Kang'ethe Mungai. The film stars Avril Singer and Innocent Njuguna. Maureen Njau features in a supporting role. A man robbed of his valuables at JKIA soon begins to fall in love with a ghetto girl who participated in robbing him despite being engaged to another girl.

Plot

Nina is a woman born and raised in the slums of Nairobi. She meets Hinga, a man from a decent background and 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, 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.

Cast

  • Avril Singer 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

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