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When the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Mr. Ezekiel Mutua banned the same-sex movie,” Rafiki,” he thought he had silenced Wanuri Kahiu, the director of the movie but he only managed to make her more popular. As is always the case with banned films, many people had the strong urge to watch “Rafiki” and see for themselves what “immoral behaviors” the characters portrayed as Mutua had alleged. And so, by whichever means, legal or not, Kenyans strove to watch the movie.
The same movie was also premiered during the 71st Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. This only added to the increasing popularity of the Movie and its director Wanuri Kahiu. The film was the first ever Kenyan film to be premiered in such a global event.
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