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- DirectorSimon MukaliStarsLowry OdhiamboEmo RugeneLizz NjagahFollows the lives of multiple characters trying to find themselves in a world of political intrigue, revenge, love and longings for success complemented by the background of their thriving yet unregulated business.
- DirectorJudy KibingeStarsSusan WanjiruQdamah KipchumbaDavid Kiprotich MutaiSOMETHING NECESSARY is a film about a pivotal period in the life of Anne, a woman struggling to rebuild her life after the civil unrest that swept Kenya following the 2007 elections, claiming the life of her husband, the health of her son and leaving her isolated farm in ruins. Joseph, a troubled young gang member who participated in the countrywide violence is drawn to Anne and her farm seemingly in search of redemption. Both he and Anne need something that only the other can give to allow them to shed the painful memories of their past and move on, but will either of them find it?
- DirectorNick RedingStarsKongo AbdalahMwajuma BahatiAlfred CalypsoNi 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.
- DirectorBob NyanjaStarsBernard SafariShirleen WangariCharles KiarieAfraid of losing the woman of his dreams, Muntu, a small fry criminal, pretends to own a profitable market stall. His honest attempts to turn his lies into reality fail, due to the ubiquitous local corruption. Impersonated as "Captain of Nakara", wearing a stolen military uniform, Muntu manages to succeed in defending his rights, his happiness - and ends up elected as Kwetu's president!
- DirectorDavid 'Tosh' GitongaStarsJoseph WairimuOlwenya MainaShix KapyengaA 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.
- DirectorRolie NikiweStarsKevin Ndege MamboleoJoel PhiriRosemary WaweruMeet Kalu, a gifted football star whose journey to soccer stardom is complicated when he learns that he is HIV-positive. What follows is an entertaining and educational ride that follows Kalu and the virus within his young body.
- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNaomie HarrisOliver LitondoTony KgorogeThe story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
- DirectorNathan CollettStarsWilson MainaGeoffrey Jefferson Ong'ong'oMartha KisakaIn the midst of ethnic and political strife, a young artist struggles to use his art for change.
- DirectorHawa EssumanTom TykwerStarsSamson OdhiamboLeila Dayan OpouKrysteen SavaneA Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
- DirectorWanuri KahiuStarsKudzani MoswelaChantelle BurgerTammy RichardsA sci-fi film about Africa in the future, 35 years after World War III, the water war.
- DirectorNathan CollettStarsIgnatius JumaGodfrey OjiamboGodfrey TwangaThe story of Otieno, an orphan and aspiring musician caught in a life of petty crime in Kibera, Africa's largest slum. Otieno's only family are the Razors, a gang of thieves.
- DirectorDiego Quemada-DiezStarsCollins OtienoGaudencia Ayuma SchichengaKepha OnduruOmondi lives in the biggest slum in East Africa. Everyday he sees airplanes fly over him. He dreams of becoming an airline pilot and flying far away.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsRalph FiennesRachel WeiszDanny HustonA widower's transcontinental quest to find answers about his wife's death leads him to explosive secrets.
- DirectorHermine HuntgeburthStarsNina HossJacky IdoKatja FlintA girl leaves her boyfriend to stay with a Masai man she meets on vacation in Kenya. She adapts to the tribe's customs, foods and gender roles as she integrates into her new community.
- DirectorCaroline LinkStarsJuliane KöhlerMerab NinidzeMatthias HabichDue to Hitler's threat, Walter Redlich, a Jewish lawyer, immigrates to Kenya with his wife Jettel and daughter Regina. Things take a turn when the family is ordered to move by the British officers.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsKim BasingerVincent PerezLiam AikenA bored Italian socialite (Kim Basinger) abandons her jet-set lifestyle for the rigors and rewards of rural Kenya in this true story, based on the best-selling memoir by Kuki Gallmann. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire).from Kuki Gallmann's book "Sognavo l'Africa"
- DirectorCarl SchultzStarsRichard HarrisJohn MichieKerry FoxGeorge Adamson fights to save Kenya's wildlife. Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and "Kora", from dangerous poachers.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMichael DouglasVal KilmerTom WilkinsonA bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodJeff FaheyCharlotte CornwellA thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa.
- DirectorMichael RadfordStarsSarah MilesJoss AcklandJohn HurtIn 1940s Kenya, a married couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness and excess, but soon find themselves in a troubling situation.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsJohn LithgowIsabella RosselliniJames Earl JonesAn author discovers that his missing research assistant's disappearance may be related to illegal trade in ivory tusks. He's then asked by the local inspector to help him find the poachers.
- DirectorJeff BlythStarsKeith CooganLucy DeakinsColin MothupiA "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.
- DirectorRoss DevenishStarsDenholm ElliottHolly AirdKathryn PogsonIn 1940 Kenya as their country prepares for war, the local aristocratic social set lives a decadent, self-indulgent lifestyle that leads to murder.
- StarsHayley MillsDavid RobbHolly AirdElspeth (Holly Aird) and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer (Sharon Maughan), who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the on-set of World War I, and the changes it brings.
- DirectorRaju PatelStarsJohn Rhys-DaviesTimothy BottomsIrene MiracleBecause of a severe drought in Kenya in 1984, ninety thousand starving baboons go on a murderous rampage, killing humans and animals alike.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsMeryl StreepRobert RedfordKlaus Maria BrandauerIn 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.from Karen Blixen's book
- DirectorPhilippe de BrocaStarsCatherine DeneuvePhilippe NoiretJean-François BalmerA travel agent travels to Africa intending to start a resort hotel only to encounter her crusty ex-husband and ivory smugglers.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsKaz GarasStewart GrangerGabriella LicudiMiles Gilchrist is a big game hunter in Africa. He goes on a safari to shoot an elephant who killed his friend.
- DirectorJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey KeenThe story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsRobert MitchumCarroll BakerIan BannenIn 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsBob HopeAnita EkbergEdie AdamsA returning moon capsule with vital information goes off-course and lands in Africa, where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders African expert, Matthew Merriwether - an utter fraud and authority only on feminine pulchritude - to go find it.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneElsa MartinelliHardy KrügerA group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRobert TaylorAnthony NewleyAnne AubreyIn the 19th century, during the German colonial rule, railway engineer Robert Adamson arrives in the Kilimanjaro Region to finish building a railroad through hostile territory.
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRock HudsonDana WynterWendy HillerIn British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.
- DirectorAndré De TothStarsVan HeflinRuth RomanHoward DuffIn Kenya, in 1903, when escaped murderer Abel McCracken instigates the Nukumbi tribe to raid white settlements, colonist John Gale organizes a human hunt to capture McCracken.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsClark GableGrace KellyAva GardnerOn a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsLouis HaywardVeronica HurstMichael PateA shipment of Vickers machine guns is stolen from a British warship in Bombasa Harbor, Africa, in 1914, and Denham is assigned to track them down. He poses as a hunter and follows a trail that leads him to Cunningham, a trader, who intends to sell the rifles to the Germans, and whose daughter, Jennifer, Denham loves.
- DirectorArch ObolerRobert ClampettStarsRobert StackBarbara BrittonNigel BruceBritish railway workers in Kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man-eating lions. Head engineer Bob Hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew.
- DirectorHenry KingRoy Ward BakerStarsGregory PeckSusan HaywardAva GardnerWriter Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
- DirectorHarry WattStarsAnthony SteelDinah SheridanHarold WarrenderA true story about an Englishman working as a game warden in Kenya who is disgusted by the ongoing destruction of African wildlife, and decides to create a national park to protect them. He acquires more than 1000 square miles of land, but he finds himself up against ivory poachers and local tribesmen in their employ.
- DirectorCompton BennettAndrew MartonStarsDeborah KerrStewart GrangerRichard CarlsonAdventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
- DirectorGeorge P. BreakstonStarsRobert UrquhartJohn BentleySusan StephenBritish settlers travel to Masai country in Kenya.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsClayton MoorePhyllis CoatesJohnny SandsThe daughter of a medical missionary in Africa carries on her father's work after he dies. She befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium, and before long she finds herself in danger from crooks trying to get the uranium for themselves and a local witch doctor who sees her as a threat to his power.