Bahasha
{{short description|2018 Tanzania drama film}}
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| director = Jordan Riber
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Louise Kamin
- John Riber
- Jordan Riber
- Louise Riber}}
| screenplay = Andrew Whaley
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| music =
| cinematography = Talib Rasmussen
| editing = Jordan Riber & Louise Riber
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| released = {{Film date|2018|07||}}
| runtime = 1h 25m
| country = Tanzania
| language = Swahili
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Bahasha (film) is a 2018 Tanzanian movie about a public official who seeks redemption after taking bribe. It battles the issue of corruption in our present society.{{Cite web|title=BAHASHA|url=https://torontoblackfilm.com/event/bahasha/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Toronto Black Film Festival|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-04-15|title=Tanzania: Pccb Tasks Three Govt Institutions|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202004150063.html|access-date=2020-10-10|website=allAfrica.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tanzanian film Bahasha to premier on Ziff|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Tanzanian-film-Bahasha-to-premier-on-Ziff/1840340-4641326-y7wuqk/index.html|access-date=2020-10-10|website=The Citizen|language=en}}
The film was nominated at Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film In African Language in 2018.{{Cite web|title=AMAA 2019 Nominees Announcement|url=https://ama-awards.com/amaa-2019-nominees|access-date=2020-10-10|website=ama-awards.com|archive-date=2020-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102231745/https://ama-awards.com/amaa-2019-nominees|url-status=dead}}
Synopsis
Kitasa had to give up on his dream to be a professional footballer due to an injury. He gets elected by his community as a public officer but soon engages in a corrupt activity disappointing himself and those around him. The movie shows how he deals with the consequences of his actions and his struggle to redeem himself. Can he?{{Cite web|title=Film - Bahasha (The Envelope)|url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/tanzania/en/home/news/agenda.html/content/countries/tanzania/en/meta/agenda/2018/august/exclusive-screening-of-an-anti-corruption-film--bahasha--|access-date=2020-10-10|website=www.eda.admin.ch|language=en}}
Cast
- Ayoub Bombwe as Kitasa
- Cathryn Credo as Hidaya
- Godliver Gordian as Zawadi
- Anita Abisai as Grace Pindi
- Andrew Ashima as Raphael
- Grace Essau as Paka
- MacDonald Haule as Butu
- Hassan Kazoa as Faraji
- Omary Khatibu as Maganga
- Lilian Matin as Shani
- Hamidu Mapitu as Faustin