World Tofauti (A Different World in English) 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.
Synopsis Nina (played by Avril Nyambura) is a woman born and raised in the slums of Nairobi. She meets Hinga (played by Innocent Mungai), 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 (Maureen Njau), 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.
Accolades +Awarding OrganisationCategoryYearNomineeResultRef.Kalasha AwardsBest Local Language Film 2018World TofautiBest Supporting ActressPeris WambuiBest Lead Actress FilmAvril NyamburaBest PictureWorld Tofauti
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