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Call Me Queen

2026 · 95 min

This is a deeply affecting look at two women finding strength and purpose while fighting a devastating global health crisis.

Directed by
Emily Atef
Genres
Drama
Overview
The film depicts a friendship between an Irish journalist in Kenya and a Rwandan woman, who pair up to combat the AIDS crisis in the 1990s.
How it feels
Earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, survival, addiction, justice
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Emily Atef
Written by
Emily Atef, Jeannine Dominy, Josune Hahnheiser
Starring
Eliane Umuhire, Danny Sapani, Charlie Carrick, Dominic West, Denise Gough, Laurent Lafitte, Michelle Tiren, Lwanda Jawar
Music
Magnus Pflüger
Cinematography
Hélène Louvart
Runtime
95 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Kenya, France
Languages
English, Swahili

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