Kati Kati

2016

1h 15m

Fantasy

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A young woman (Nyokabi Gethaiga), with no memory of her life or death, is helped with assimilation to the afterlife by a ghost (Elsaphan Njora).

Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Masya, a former advertising art director and conceptual video artist, selects an appropriate scale for his indie drama, concentrating his cast at a single location that has sufficient variety to avoid too much visual repetition.

Feb 27, 2017

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Kati Kati is remarkable for the amount of its achievement in such a limited runtime.

Jul 19, 2024

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Courtney Small

Cinema Axis

The intimate nature of the world building in the film, where everything including the food on your plate has a time limit, is wonderful.

Rated: B

Mar 5, 2019

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Michael Sicinski

Cinema Scope

Kati Kati is a film that draws on tradition (Nollywood, Senegalese counter-cinema, faith-based films) without falling into the stylistic or genre traps of any of those approaches.

Nov 20, 2017

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Andy Crump

The Playlist

Whatever reference points can be found in Masya's work, the work itself still feels like an original, vibrant and exciting statement from a talented filmmaker who clearly has much more to say.

Rated: B

Feb 27, 2017

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Jack Rushall

Willamette Week

The film's overall mythology is unique, with enough blind spots that focusing on chewing a piece of popcorn feels disruptive.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 27, 2017

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Muriel W

I am deeply impressed. It is a most unusual take on life after death. The movie held my attention. I was totally absorbed. I could watch it again. Bravo!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Mbithi Masya

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Nyokabi Gethaiga

Kaleche

Elsaphan Njora

Thoma

Paul Ogola

Mikey

Fidelis Nyambura

Grace

Brian Ogola

Anto

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Synopsis

A young woman (Nyokabi Gethaiga), with no memory of her life or death, is helped with assimilation to the afterlife by a ghost (Elsaphan Njora).

Director: Mbithi Masya
Producer: Sarika Hemi Lakhani, Katja Lebedjewa
Screenwriter: Mbithi Masya, Mugambi Nthiga
Production Co: One Fine Day Films, Ginger Ink Films
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: Swahili
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 15m

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