| Description |
1 online resource (100 minutes) |
| Summary |
A young, aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming a success in the big city. In pursuit of this and to the chagrin of his brother and parents, he makes his way to Nairobi: the city of opportunity. He quickly understands why Nairobi is nicknamed Nairobbery as he is robbed of all his money and belongings and left alone in a city where he doesn't know a soul. Luck, or the lack of it, brings him face to face with two groups of downtown crooks and he forms a friendship with a young small time gang leader who takes him in. Drawn into a new world of theft and violence, he still tries to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Keeping the two worlds separate proves to be a contest for him as he struggles to survive in this unknown world called Nairobi |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed March 28, 2019) |
| Cast |
Joseph Wairimu, Olwenya Maina, Nancy Wanjiku Karanja |
| Notes |
In Swahili and Kikuyu with English subtitles |
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Won 2013 Nashville Film Festival, New Directors Competition |
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Won 2012 AFI Fest Audience Award, Breakthrough |
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Won 2013 Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur, Golden Alhambra |
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Won 2012 Durban International Film Festival, Best Actor |
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Won 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Best Cinematographer |
| Subject |
Actors -- Kenya -- Nairobi -- Drama
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Actors.
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| SUBJECT |
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Drama
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| Subject |
Kenya -- Nairobi.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Films de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Gitonga, Tosh, director
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Lakhani, Sarika Hemi, 1980- producer.
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Tykwer, Tom, 1965- producer.
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Wilson, Ginger, producer
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Juno Films, film distributor.
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One Fine Day Films, production company.
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Ginger Ink Films, production company.
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