Detailed description of the couple (likely to contain spoilers) Enter spoilerland (click here to show the themes; click on a theme to reveal spoilers)Does this story focus a lot on a coming out storyline?Is there cheating on a third partyHow much homophobia does this depict? from 1 to 5Does one of the people in the couple die?Is the ending happy or sad?
Makena and Ziki (Rafiki) - Everything Sapphic
Makena and Ziki
Movie — Rafiki (2018)
Rating for Rafiki
4.0(1)
Synopsis for Rafiki:
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.
Makena and Ziki come from opposite backgrounds, yet when their eyes meet in the streets, something starts blooming in them. As the feelings flourish, they have to learn how to navigate jealousy from old friendship groups, jealousy, an homophobic society and most of all: how to let the feelings live when their fathers compete for the next election.
Screen time: 1 hour to 1h30
Story importance: Primary — it is the main subject of the content
Detailed description of the couple (likely to contain spoilers)Makena (Kena) dreams of becoming a nurse while balancing a complicated life shaped by the divorce of her parents and her job at her father's commodity store. Her world shifts one afternoon when her eyes meets those of Ziki, the radiant girl of a wealthy politician running for re-election against Kena's father. As the bond between the two girls blossoms into a secret romance, the two girls must navigate gossip, political tension and and the ever-watchful religious scrutiny of their close-knit Kenyan community determined to pull them apart. Enter spoilerland (click here to show the themes; click on a theme to reveal spoilers)Does this story focus a lot on a coming out storyline? YesIs there cheating on a third party NoHow much homophobia does this depict? A considerable amount (4 on a scale of 1 to 5)Does one of the people in the couple die? NoIs the ending happy or sad?Bittersweet
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