Binti, is a 2021 Tanzanian drama film directed by Seko Shamte and co-produced by Shamte with Alinda Ruhinda and Angela Ruhinda. The film stars Bertha Robert, Magdalena Munisi, Helen Hartmann and Godliver Gordian. The film premiered on 8 March 2021 at the Pan African Film Festival in conjunction with International Women's Day. It is Tanzania's first Netflix film.
The film revolves around four contemporary women characters in Dar es Salaam presented in four chapters: Tumaini, Angel, Stella and Rose.
Binti is the first Tanzanian film on Netflix. The film has been shot in and around Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The color correction was done in India and Los Angeles, and the sound was done in Egypt. The premiere was delayed two years due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The film premiered on 8 March 2021 at the Pan African Film Festival in conjunction with International Women's Day and screened in several film festivals.
Mrinal Mjaram of Cinema Express gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 writing that it is "a powerful film about four women that shines an uncomfortable light on the deeply sexist society we live in". The East African described it as "a film about women by women".