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Nairobi Half Life
17th(2012) World Cinema
Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Coming of Age
- CountryKenya,Germany
- Production Year2012
- Running Time96min
- Format HDCAM
- ColorColor
Program Note
A teenage boy travels from inland Kenya to Nairobi in order to realize his dream of becoming an actor. However, he immediately experiences for himself why Nairobi is nicknamed "Nairobbery". While he acclimatises to this new world of violence, robbery and gangs, he is at the same time selected in a drama audition, finally realizing his dream.
While the film′s premise is not new ? that of a young innocent with the intention of making it in the big city, only to be faced with challenges before finally realising his dream ? the execution of <Nairobi Half Life> is anything but ordinary. From the opening scene, the viewer is clued in to the understanding that the main character is a fighter, and that despite his naivety and the chaotic, lawless and noisy world he finds himself in, he will somehow not give up hope. This unquenchable optimism imbues the overall atmosphere of the film with a bright and positive tone, while at the same time never ignoring the not-so-bright reality of the boy′s circumstances. (RHEE, Soue-won)
Director
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David GITONGA
David "Tosh" Gitonga is a Kenyan director who participated in the One Fine Day film workshops that resulted in <Nairobi Half Life> (2012), his debut Feature. He also worked as Assistant Director on <The First Grader>, which won the Feature Film Audience award at Durban Intl FilmFest in 2011.
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Credit
- Director David GITONGA 데이빗 지통가
- Producer LAKHANI Sarika Hemi, TYKWER Tom, WILSON Ginger
- Cast WAIRIMU Joseph, MAINA Olwenya, WANJIKU KARANJA Nancy, NTHIGA Mugambi, OGOLA Paul
- Screenplay KAHORA Billy, MATATHIA Potash Charles, MUNENE Samuel, MWIHAKI Serah
- Cinematography ALMESBERGER Christian
- Editor MWAKABA Mkaiwawi
- Sound OERTEL Christoph, RICHTER Carsten
- Music VON TREYER Xaver
- Production Company
One Fine Day Films
Germany Kastanienallee 79 10435 Berlin
info@onefinedayfilms.org