By Standard Reporter
So now the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has banned the controversial Movie 43 starring Halle Berry? Well, I can assure you that this action alone will make it the most sought after flick by Kenyans.
KFCB says that the movie bears ‘extreme elements of sex and nudity’.
“We are applying the law to protect children and youth. They have young, gullible minds that need to make informed choices. Content which promotes sex, nudity, use of alcohol and drugs needs to be discouraged,” KFCB corporate communication officer Eva Mbuni told our sister paper, The Nairobian.
I believe the board is justified in arriving at this decision, so it would be churlish of me to contest the decision, as it would be in bad taste for us as a country to take in any kind of trash just because it is coming from Hollywood.
All I am saying is that the underground distributors will make a killing selling bootleg copies of the movie.
How else do you explain the runaway popularity of pornography and pornographic sites? It is human nature to always go for that which has been disallowed.
Meanwhile, the 2013 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards will take place in Nigeria on April 20.
Three Kenyan movies, Yellow Fever, Gun To Tape and Give Me Back My Home have been nominated in various categories. Nairobi Half Life has more than five nominations, including Best Movie. Keep it here for more details.
