Nairobi Half Life (2012)

Directed by

David Gitonga

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Kenya

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from the countryside moves to Nairobi hoping to become an actor. He gets caught up in the city's criminal underworld while pursuing his dream.

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What happens

Nairobi Half Life (Swahili: Nusu Maisha ya Nairobi) is a 2012 Kenyan drama film directed by David "Tosh" Gitonga. The film was selected as the Kenyan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards but did not make it to the final shortlist. It was the first time Kenya had submitted a film in this category. At the 33rd Durban International Film Festival, Joseph Wairimu won the award for Best Actor. He also won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actor from the Awards 9th ceremony. It won the most awards at Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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