Nairobi Half Life

Name: Nairobi Half Life
Director: David Tosh Gitonga
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012

2012DramaSwahiliKenyaEast African

Mwas arrives in Nairobi with a script in his bag and dreams of the stage. He is robbed within hours, and a chance friendship with a small time thief pulls him into the city's underworld.

Director

David Tosh Gitonga

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East African cinema Kenyan movie 2012 Nairobi Swahili Sheng crime drama Kalasha Awards

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Cultural context

A breakout for Kenya's film industry, shot on the streets of Nairobi and blending Swahili, English, and Sheng slang to portray the city's underworld of car theft and street hustling.