Cook Off
2017 Zimbabwean romantic comedy film by Tomas Brickhill / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cook Off is a 2017 Zimbabwean romantic comedy film written and directed by Tomas Brickhill.[1] Set in contemporary middle class society of Harare, the film stars Tendaiishe Chitima, Fungai Majaya and Tehn Diamond.[2] Production of the film was constantly hit with power failures, budget constraints, anti-government protests and riots which erupted during the final stages of the Presidency of Robert Mugabe. It became the first film to be released after the Zimbabwe Mugabe era which lasted for nearly 40 years.[3] The film also became the first Zimbabwean film to be streamed on Netflix.[4][5] It received international media attention since its release on the Netflix platform in June 2020.[6] It is only the second Zimbabwean film to receive international attention after Neria.[7] The film is hailed as one of the finest ever films in the Cinema of Zimbabwe after Neria and Yellow Card and opened to extremely positive response from Zimbabweans. The film is credited with shattering stereotypes of the Zimbabwean film industry which had been crippled by economic crisis and hyperinflation in the country.[8]
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Directed by | Tomas Brickhill |
Written by | Tomas Brickhill |
Produced by | Joe Njagu |
Starring | Tendaiishe Chitima Fungai Majaya Tehn Diamond |
Music by | Ryan Koriya |
Production company | Mufambanidzo Film Company |
Distributed by | Mufambanidzo Film Company Netflix |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Language | English |