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Kanopy
73
6.8
/3561/
71
/182/
70
/153/
3.6
/24387/
94
/80/
73
/10/
68
/17/
cc age 14+

Rafiki (2018)
Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
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68
61
7.4
/5025/
73
/148/
71
/98/
3.5
/1508/
62
/76/
76
/126/
56
/21/
cc age 15+

The First Grader (2010)
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
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Kanopy
73
40
7.4
/916/
74
/29/
63
/26/
3.7
/1656/
100
/9/
54
/2/

Watu Wote: All of Us (2017)
For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.
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76
24
7.3
/1148/
77
/26/
69
/11/
3.7
/816/
91
/11/

Nairobi Half Life (2012)
Mwas, a young aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming an accomplished actor one day, and in pursuit of this, he makes his way to Nairobi, the city of opportunity. He quickly understands why Nairobi is nicknamed Nairrobery as he is bereaved 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 Mwas face to face with the city’s criminals and forms a friendship with a small time crook who takes him in. He is quickly drawn into a world of crime as he struggles to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Keeping the two worlds separate proves to be a challenge for Mwas as he steps into this unknown world called Nairobi.
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77
14
6.6
/54/
76
/3/
100
/1/
3.4
/623/

Memory of Princess Mumbi (2025)
In 2093, young filmmaker Kuve travels to the remote village of Umata to document the aftermath of a devastating war that outlawed post-2040s technology and brought ancient kingdoms back to life. There he meets Mumbi, a local filmmaker who challenges him to make his film without relying on AI, using only his hands, eyes and heart. As Kuve searches for his own voice in this unplugged world he slowly begins to understand that even in a broken world there is beauty to be found in the small human moments we so often overlook.
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68
13
7.3
/66/
50
/2/
80
/1/
3.5
/573/

How to Build a Library (2025)
Two intrepid Nairobi women decide to transform what used to be a whites-only library until 1958 into a vibrant cultural hub. Along the way, they must navigate local politics, raise millions for the rebuild, and confront the lingering ghosts of Kenya’s colonial past.
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64
9
6.6
/462/
65
/6/
68
/12/
3.5
/253/
53
/1/

Soul Boy (2010)
Abila (14) lives in one of the most miserable slums in Africa. His girlfriend Shiku belongs to a different tribe, as the result of which he is not really allowed to fraternize with her. And then one drunken night his father gambles away his own soul.
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6.7
/16/

Inside Job (2025)
When a heartless businessman fires his honest housekeeper without warning or pension, her daughter and niece decide to take matters into their own hands.
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7.0
/6/

Love and Coffee
A Gripping Tale of Romance, Family Tensions, and a Battle to Transform Kenya's Coffee Industry. Sarah, a passionate barista, and Felix, heir to a wealthy empire, navigate a whirlwind romance against family expectations, shadows from the past, and social class divides, ultimately striving to revolutionize Kenya’s coffee industry and prove that love transcends all barriers.
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20
/1/

Yearning (2002)
Sehnsucht is a German noun translated as “longing”, “yearning”, or “craving”, or in a wider sense a type of “intensely missing”. However, Sehnsucht is difficult to translate adequately and describes a deep emotional state. A dead zebra lies on a black and white checkered floor and appears to breathe. Seen from four different angles the decomposition of the zebra is filmed in stop-motion until nothing remains but an empty skin.
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50
/1/

Victoria (2025)
‘Something special about Nairobi is the people. I love the people of Nairobi. One thing I dislike about Nairobi is that there are barely spaces for children to play’, says Victoria behind the wheel of her van, driving from one birthday party to the next. Five years earlier, she set up a helium balloon business in the Kenyan capital to surround herself with joy and find safety after escaping an abusive relationship. In the colourful bouncy castles she erects and in the children’s laughter that fill them up, she finds healing and new strength.
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?
70
/1/

Don't Talk to Strangers (2025)
Love-obsessed Desiree will stop at nothing to claim her soulmate. Consequences be damned!
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?
60
/1/

Transaction (2025)
On the eve of her 25th birthday, resolved to finally lose her virginity, Waks embarks on a thrilling escapade to the city. But to really enjoy her birthday gift, she must confront and shed the religious trauma and shame that have long burdened her.
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40
/1/

The Christmas Run (2024)
In a story of loss, resilience and love, two strangers are brought together in circumstances that only the holiday season could deliver.
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60
/1/

Family vacation (2024)
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?
20
/1/

Invisible Flame (2025)
When fish begin to vanish, community members are quick to blame Dani, the elderly woman rumoured to be a witch. Daisy, a fisherman’s daughter, must decide whether to stand by her friend or heed the warnings of those around her.
poster
74
?
7.8
/155/
76
/3/
72
/6/
3.6
/407/

Nawi (2024)
In the remote Turkana region of Kenya, 13-year-old Nawi's aspirations of higher education are shattered when her father plans to marry her off to a stranger to ensure the family a substantial amount of livestock.
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?
8.5
/12/

Act of Love (2023)
In the search of a livelihood, Juliana, a young mother, holds on to sanity by a thread, as her world is turned upside down.
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Netflix
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6.8
/12/

Bangarang (2021)
A Kenyan film inspired by true events that led to Baby Pendo's tragic loss. It follows a boda rider who is on the run for fear of being falsely accused of the death of a 6-month old baby.
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7.0
/7/

The Return (2024)
Laissa Malih, the first female Maasai filmmaker, explores her ancestral lands' transformation by climate change, offering a unique narrative fusion of tradition and modernity
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?
6.2
/11/

Grogan's Lodge (2024)
Two Kenyan college students travel to an old hunting lodge in search of work, when they are plunged into a colonial past.
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Netflix
?
6.7
/90/
55
/4/
70
/1/

Inside Story (2011)
On a dusty soccer pitch in Malindi, Kenya young Kalu is an aggressive striker of the “Malindi Sharks,” who dreams of playing professional soccer. He’s a selfish player and a clear stand out on his team and knows he’s destined for glory. Then one day his life dramatically changes. Kalu gets an offer to play soccer on a second tier team in South Africa on the same day his father is killed in an accident and he unknowingly is exposed to the HIV virus. He makes the decision to go play soccer and send part of his salary back to home to his mother and sister.
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Netflix
?
5.4
/11/
40
/1/

Villains in the Metropolis (2023)
A brilliant young medical doctor, stunningly beautiful, morphs into a heartless murderer after a positive pregnancy test, and a cheating lover.
poster
72
?
7.5
/120/
70
/2/
3.6
/429/

The Battle for Laikipia (2024)
The stakes escalate in a longstanding conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, as unresolved historical injustices and the impact of climate change come to the forefront.
poster
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6.8
/34/

After the Long Rains (2024)
Eleven-year-old Aisha wants to fish for a living, but her mother thinks that fishing should be left to men. Aisha’s life transforms when fisherman Hassan decides to teach her how to fish.
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7.4
/17/

Mo & Me (2006)
Salim Amin, son and only child of Mohamed "Mo" Amin, undertakes a journey of recollection and reflection into the life of the frequently absent, globe-trotting father he loved, revered and feared. In his late teens, Mohamed Amin abandons his studies to pursue a career in photography which, over the course of thirty years, will turn him into a front-line cameraman extraordinaire - and, arguably, the most renowned photojournalist of his era. Training his candid lens across continents, Mo Amin's thirst for breaking news puts him repeatedly in harm's way - enduring weeks of torture, automatic arms fire, explosives and, ultimately, the amputation of his left arm - to become one of the most decorated news camera-man of all time. The documentary depicts Mo as an unbending, unforgiving and unapologetically rambunctious paterfamilias whose hunger for "the story" propels him to ever greater professional heights - often at the expense of those he cherishes.
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Netflix
?
6.0
/67/
64
/9/
55
/2/

An Instant Dad (2023)
When a serial bachelor's ten year old daughter suddenly appears on his doorstep, he must open his heart and learn to be a father.
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Hoopla
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7.6
/48/
63
/3/

A Blooming Business (2009)
A documentary about people in Kenya who are imprisoned by the global flower industry. The dilemmas of the industry become painfully clear and a dark world of oppression, sexual abuse and terrible working conditions unfolds. There is only one conclusion possible: the smell of the imported rose is not sweet, but bitter.
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7.1
/48/
50
/1/

Mvera (2023)
A local company owned by a shrewd millionaire, Thabiti, offers young people the opportunity to find work abroad. Mvera, a self-centred woman who is on a mission to search for her lost mother, and also one of the applicants, soon discovers they are all trapped in an organ trafficking ring. She is forced on a hero’s journey as she tries to make it back home to warn the villagers about Thabiti.
poster
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8.9
/15/

Kamtupe
Thrilling story about a government official trying to locate his relative in the wrong neighbourhood one night. Anything he could have ever imagined goes wrong, but what happens after that is what will determine the fate of millions of people.
poster
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8.9
/8/

We Will Maintain (2017)
A child looks into the camera. His Kenyan uncle makes a prediction: a mixed child does not belong to Africa or Europe. Now, twelve years later, the child is a filmmaker in search of the meaning of his uncle’s prophetic words. As he travels from his hometown Helmond to the slums of Nairobi, the birthplace of his mother, from the Bijlmer Bajes prison to Breda where extreme right politician Geert Wilders is campaigning, he discovers that these worlds that are all part of the filmmaker’s life, do no longer communicate with each other, but are separated by fear of the other.
poster
Netflix
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6.2
/18/

The Dreams of Elibidi (2010)
The story of two brothers who travel to Nairobi to find work
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?
80
/1/

Blurred (2020)
28 year-old Kare (Brenda Wairimu) is an organised, optimistic & hardworking Lady, also taking Care of her ill Brother (Keith Maina), while Living with their alcoholic & unreliable Father (Grahame Kimani). But one day, Life just gets too Much…
poster
73
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6.4
/135/
83
/3/

Click Click Bang (2023)
When Kev, a super talented footballer's dream come crushing down, he is left with no choice but to join the criminal world. In the process of trying to win the battle, he loses the war.
poster
Netflix
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7.7
/43/

Ni sisi (2013)
Ni Sisi tells the story of a typical Kenyan village, a harmonious muddle of tribes, intermarriages and extended families, in the context of post-election violence. The characters explore issues of corruption, political bribery, racism and gossip. Friends who have lived and worked together all their lives are consumed by rumors and mistrust. However, horrific consequences are avoided when the community pulls together to avert further violence. The hopeful and empowering message of Ni Sisi is one of personal responsibility; that both individuals and communities have the power to control what happens to them and that racist attitudes and negative stereotypes of other tribes can be overcome. Ni Sisi enables the audience to discuss the 2008 post election violence and understand the futility of violence.
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20
/1/

The Musiara Marsh (1996)
The Lions of Musiara Marsh.
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?
6.3
/17/

Watatu (2015)
In this drama that morphs into documentary, the lives of 3 men in Mombasa intertwine as one of them falls victim to radicalization.
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Netflix
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7.6
/90/
52
/4/
38
/2/

Married to Work (2023)
To save their real estate agency, an ambitious businesswoman and her entitled boss must convince an investor they're married -- despite hating each other.
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50
/1/

Kizingo (2017)
11 years old JOHNI and his ten year old sister SONI stumble on a sack of cash hidden by the thugs ROBAA and KAUZI. When the two thugs realise it is the kids, they try to track down and retrieve the money but their bungling ways create more comedy than horror. Soni, the braver of the two kids convinces Johni to not let their mother MAMA JOHNI into the secret. However in a twist of events, their farm hand MWAKAZI, unkowingly handles the loot, but loses it to MALI the hawker. Will the bumbling thugs manage to retrieve the money or will the kids outwit them? A Swahili comedy set in Kenya, Kizingo shows the twists and turns that fate throws on even the best laid plans.
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Netflix
?
76
/3/

Christmas Love (2021)
A father struggling to balance career and family gets unexpected help and must make a hard choice as he learns the value of presence over presents.
poster
?
6.7
/28/
10
/1/

In My Genes (2009)
Agnes may not seem like someone with much to laugh about. For one thing, she has albinism - a lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes - and her appearance has provoked prejudice from family, friends and strangers since she was born. But despite all odds, Agnes refuses to lead a life of sorrow. This fascinating and inspiring documentary also shares the stories of seven other people's individual experiences of living their lives with albinism in Kenya, a predominantly black society. While each person's story is unique, they all have one thing in common: they know what it is like to stand out uncomfortably from the crowd.
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Netflix
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6.8
/53/
50
/4/
60
/1/

Nafsi (2021)
After she and her husband struggle to conceive, a woman asks her best friend to be her surrogate -- which ultimately puts their friendship in jeopardy.
poster
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6.7
/24/
10
/1/

Time Trap (2021)
A Time Traveller who is Trapped Back in Time and In The Process Comes Across Native Residents Whom She Has To Encounter With So She Can Travel Back To Her Timeline.
poster
?
8.8
/11/
70
/1/
100
/1/

Muon (2022)
A young man encounters an unusual occurrence at his apartment
poster
?
7.1
/31/

TeraStorm (2022)
A team of elite African superheroes unites in an attempt to vanquish an ancient wizard who threatens to destroy the earth with a powerful mysterious artifact.
poster
?
8.9
/13/

A Grand Little Lie (2021)
Joe, a people-pleaser, tells a small lie to his boss in order to please his girlfriend. This lie eventually blows up to magnitudes of biblical proportions.
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Netflix
?
4.9
/22/
15
/2/

Chaguo (2022)
A looming election causes a rift between Wendo and Mugeni, a young couple from embattled tribes who are plunged into a chaotic fight for their love.
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?
65
/1/

Lions and Hyenas: Owners of Death, Guardians of Life (2019)
For many years lions and hyenas have competed hard for meat. Both control each other, stealing and killing each other. But in this game, both survive and no one prevails.Their destinies are united. This is the story of the ancestral confrontation between the most iconic predators of Africa


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