There are a lot of reasons why “Rafiki,” which played in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival last spring, is a significant movie. It’s the first Kenyan film ever to ...

Rafiki — a 25-year-old giraffe — was humanely euthanized on Sunday "following ongoing age-related medical issues" at the Brevard Zoo, officials announced on the zoo's website Tuesday.

We're going to talk about a new movie out this week called "Rafiki." It's a love story between two teenage girls. And it's based in Kenya, where gay sex is against the law. It's the first Kenyan ...

So for her second feature as a writer-director (following her 2009 debut “From a Whisper”), the Nairobi, Kenya-born filmmaker “wanted to be able to tell a love story about us.

— Rafiki Movie (@rafikimovie) September 25, 2018. Many Kenyans who have watched the film are wondering why the movie was seen as immoral by the country’s film censorship board.

Sheila Munyiva and Samantha Mugatsia in "Rafiki." (Courtesy) A boisterous, joyful film about a terribly sad situation, writer-director Wanuri Kahiu’s “Rafiki” is the tale of two lovestruck ...

“Rafiki” first made headlines after its 2018 Cannes Film Festival debut for being the first Kenyan film to attend the festival. Despite this honor, the Kenyan Film Board originally disavowed ...

Rafiki Swears Does a talking 'Lion King' book say something nasty? David Mikkelson Published Dec. 1, 1998. Claim: Claim: In a talking Lion King book, Rafiki chants, "Squashed bananas up your ...

It was hard not to get swept up in the anticipation when “Rafiki” was shown last May at the Cannes Film Festival, the first Kenyan feature to be shown in the event’s official lineup.The film ...

In “Rafiki,” the Kenyan actress Samantha Mugatsia delivers a quietly watchful performance as Kena, a Nairobi teenager on the verge of falling in love for the first time. Slender and taciturn ...

Samosas are a specialty of the house. Entertainment; Looking for Kenyan cuisine? Try Rafiki's. Published: ; Jun. 10, 2014, 1:23 a.m.