Flame (1996): Cast & Plot
Flame is a 1996 war drama directed by Ingrid Sinclair, starring Marian Kunonga as Florence (Flame), Ulla Mahaka and Moise Matura. It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m (88 min)
- Director
- Ingrid Sinclair
- Original language
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English - Studio
- JBA Production
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Flame About?
The premise of Flame without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in the 1970s in former Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the film follows the indigenous resistance against white oppressors as the war spreads to remote villages. Two childhood friends, Florence and Nyasha, enlist with the guerrillas, adopting the noms de guerre Flame and Liberty, only to discover that the struggle is far more brutal and complex than they imagined.
Flame Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- title directed by female
- one word title
- 1970s
- female narrator
- anticolonialism
- rhodesia
- freedom fighters
- war of liberation
- female friendship
- zimbabwe
- revolutionaries
- female guerilla fighter
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- red shoes
- revolutionary war
- air attack
- harare zimbabwe
- village girl
- post colonialism history
- female fighter
- guerilla army
- rape
- year 1975
- poverty
- reunited friends
- female best friends
- husband punches wife
- nickname as title
- character says war is over
- military parade
- pregnant from rape
- bushland
- flogging
- mozambique
- first person narration
- revenge
- comrades in arms
- told in flashback
- casualty of war
- opening narration
- nom de guerre
- burned village
- bazooka
- starvation
- decolonization of africa
- female war veteran
- father arrested
- giving birth
- teenage girl
- training camp
- asymmetric warfare
Flame Cast & Characters
Marian Kunonga leads the cast as Florence (Flame), with Ulla Mahaka as Nyasha (Liberty) and Moise Matura as Che. Directed by Ingrid Sinclair; 5 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ingrid Sinclair
- Marian Kunonga as Florence (Flame)
- Ulla Mahaka as Nyasha (Liberty)
- Moise Matura as Che
- Dick 'Chinx' Chingaira as Rapo
Also Starring in Flame
· 1 more- Norman Madawo Danger
Flame Plot Summary
What happens in Flame from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Florence, Marian Kunonga, an impulsive teenage peasant girl from the Mashonaland countryside, flees after her father is detained by the Rhodesian Security Forces and joins the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA). Her friend Nyasha, Ulla Mahaka, accompanies her, and the two cross the border to a ZANLA training camp in neighboring Mozambique, where they assume new revolutionary identities: Nyasha becomes Liberty, and Florence adopts the name Flame.
Full summary
The whole story of Flame, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Flame?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the revolutionary name adopted by the protagonist Florence?
Cars in Flame
25 cars on screen, including the AVM-DAF and the Isuzu WFR.
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AVM-DAF Minor role -
Isuzu WFR Minor role -
Land-Rover 109'' Series III Pickup Minor role -
1971 Land-Rover 109'' Series III Pickup Minor role
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Flame FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Flame, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Flame?
Flame runs 1 hour 28 minutes (88 minutes).
When was Flame released?
Flame was released on January 2, 1996.
Who directed Flame?
Flame was directed by Ingrid Sinclair.
Who is in the cast of Flame?
Flame stars Marian Kunonga as Florence (Flame), Ulla Mahaka as Nyasha (Liberty) and Moise Matura as Che, among 5 credited actors.
Does Flame have a post-credit scene?
No. Flame has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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