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title: 'Tug of War (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Amil Shivji'
released: '2021-09-12'
countries:
  - 'Tanzania'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tug-of-war-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15138462/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tug of War (2021)

2021 · Tanzania


## Synopsis

Tug of War is a 2021 Tanzanian coming-of-age political drama about love and resistance set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. The film was directed by Amil Shivji based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Adam Shafi. Tug of War is Tanzania's second entry ever, and its first in 21 years, for the Academy Award Best International Feature category. In November 2022, it was awarded the Tanit d'Or, the top prize at Tunisia's Carthage Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Amil Shivji](https://cinepixo.com/people/amil-shivji)

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