Africa: Banned Kenyan Gay Movie Launched in Africa

18 October 2021

After it was banned by the Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) for reportedly promoting and inciting same-sex marriage, the queer-themed I am Samuel movie has been launched across Africa.

Directed and Produced by Peter Murimi and Toni Kamau respectively, the film, which was shot over five years and took two years to edit follows the life of a young man tormented by his sexuality while growing up in rural Kenya, who finds acceptance after moving to the capital, Nairobi.

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