I am Samuel (2020)
- Original title
- I Am Samuel
- Directed by
- Peter Murimi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Kenya
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rated
- 15
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man in Kenya leaves his rural village for Nairobi, where he finds a community of queer men and falls in love with Alex. He must navigate coming out to his family while facing the reality that Kenyan law criminalizes homosexual relationships.
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