Nairobi Half Life

A young man, Mwas (Joseph Wairimu) still lives with his parents in their rural home in Kenya. He makes a living by selling western action films, he dramatically acts and portrays most of the action figures in his films in order to entice his customers. He is an aspiring actor, and when he comes across a group of actors from Nairobi performing in his town, he asks one of them to help him jump start his acting career. But, in return, he is asked to give ksh1000 (approximately US$10) in order for him to be cast in one of the plays. He can only afford ksh500 and is told to take the other 500 with him to the National theatre in Nairobi. He is very excited, and, after receiving some money from his mother, he embarks on his journey to Nairobi with a brief stop over in his town to bade his friends goodbye. He meets his cousin (a gang leader) who gives Mwas an expensive radio system and some money to take to Khanji electronic shop in downtown Nairobi.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 106016
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide July 21, 2012
  • Runtime 96 minutes
  • Genres Drama
  • Original Country Kenya
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages Swahili English
  • Production Company Ginger Ink One Fine Day Films
  • Production Countries Kenya Germany
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