Simiyu Samurai

This Kenyan movie is about Boniface Simiyu who goes to Samurai school in Japan and then has to return after that country suffers one of its many tsunamis.

On his arrival in Kenya Simiyu is received by the warm love of his Grandmother Naomi and his little cousin. However, there is trouble, he gets into an altercation with goons who run a protection racket in his home village where his grandmother is a trader. After an almighty fight he is given a choice by the goons; surrender or his grandma and his new love (Zinzy) interest get machetted.

In an interesting turn of events, the movie ends as the audience is asked to vote by SMS on how the movie should proceed. The series can be followed (and watched for free) on the show website www.simiyusamurai.com. The hope is that the show can engage the audience and earn revenues by employing this method.

What are you waiting for? Go watch the movie: Simiyu Samurai.

The Return of Lazarus

Two brothers, Lazarus (Alexandros Koch) and Kiriakos (Nelson Lucas), set for a road trip in Maronia, Northern Greece, in order to find the mythical cave of the Cyclops where King Maron used to hide his wine. According to the myth if you drink from this wine you gain the eternal youth. Kiriakos wants to become young again in order to rejoin the Boy Scouts after they expelled him recently for life. Lazarus is trying to find himself after losing his job, his house while he still hopes to bring back his divorced wife, whom he still loves. On their journey they meet different people including King’ora (Lizz NJagah), a Kenyan woman who works in a local hotel. Very soon sparks begin to fly between her and Kiriakos.

The Return of Lazarus is the first feature film Alexandros shot in Greece. The edit of the movie will start in November and the aim is to premier it next year both in Greece and Kenya. The film is a Greek movie with a Kenyan touch.

Source: Jitu Films press release.

Zeinabu Rudi Nyumbani

Zeinabu who is the wife of Dedan is stolen by another man. She had been living happily with her husband until Kavila, a rich man from the city, visits their home.

But life on the other side is not as promising as Zeinabu had expected. She finds herself in a tight spot after Kavila has had his fill with her. He batters her and leaves her at the hands of his merciless mother who turns her into a slave.

On the other end, Dedan is sinking deeper into sorrow after losing his wife. He tries to numb his pain with alcohol and gets into brawls at the local pubs before retiring to a quiet house and a cold bed at the end of the day.

The mood of the film is set with background music played by Lulu Abdulla Said and live performances by Eric Wainaina.

Josephine Kamwenga who plays the role of Zeinabu said, “I enjoyed acting in this film since it is a story that Kenyans can relate to. We all like to be told stories from which we can derive moral molding from and this is just that kind of story.”

Zeinabu Rudi Nyumbani is a Kenyan romantic drama movie.

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Cast
Zeinabu – Josephine Kamwenga
Dedan – Joseph Kinuthia
Kavila – Mwadulo Mwadulo

The Captain of Nakara

Afraid of losing the woman of his dreams, a young man with a criminal record pretends to own a profitable market stall. His honest attempts to turn his lies into reality fail, due to the ubiquitous local corruption. Wearing a stolen military uniform, he manages to succeed in defending his rights and his happiness – and ends up elected as Kwetu’s president!

The Captain of Nakara is a classic Kenyan romantic comedy!

R2 Security

R2 Security is a Kenyan movie about two mafia boyz who flee to Kenya. With local contact, Sam Odongo, they set up R2 security to protect Sam’s new wife and wealthy step family.

Sidelined son Alex, who loathes his new step father, becomes suspicious that the R2 are not there only to offer security but are running some mysterious business. Things get worse for Alex when he falls for his stepfather’s …

Me, My Wife and Her Guru

Me, My Wife and Her Guru is a Kenyan movie in which Steve (Alexandros Konstantaras) is happily married to Angela (Lizz Njagah), a very successful and upcoming TV presenter. But what happens when his wife starts complaining about his outgoing lifestyle while in the same time she shows unusual interest to a religious Guru (Ian Mbugua) whose P.A. ( Millicent Wambui) dances to his flute? To make things worst Steve gets kidnapped by two not very smart thugs…

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CAST
1. IAN MBUGUA – THE GURU
2. LIZZ NJAGAH – ANGELA
3. ALEXANDROS KONSTANTARAS – STEVE
4. MILLICENT MUGADI – ESTHER
5. KEVIN ONYAGO – SMART THUG
6. HESBON – SILLY THUG
7. AUMA NJAGAH – AMANI
8. DIANA NEKOYE – AS HERSELF Written

Backlash

Kiisha has the perfect life. The perfect husband, the perfect home, and now the perfect child. Life has made perfect sense since she met Toby. But the situation takes an unlikely turn when arrangements are made for her to stay at her in-laws while her husband is away. The story unfolds as deep and sometimes dark secrets emerge about her past and will ultimately lay the path for her future….

Backlash, a Kenyan movie, delves into the sometimes-strained family relationships usually hidden from public view and uses carefully structured flashbacks to tell the story of a woman’s struggle to find love and happiness.

All Girls Together

All Girls Together is about Sasha, and Josie who are middle class, young Kenyan ladies working hard to maintain their urban lifestyles; dressing fashionably . . . hanging out at the trendiest places . . . with the right class of people . . . and for the right reasons. Relationships at this point in their lives are short term with the guys dumped as easily as they are picked.

Josie changes her lifestyle to suit the man she is dating. Sasha prefers married men. The girls relationship with each other is also volatile; Josie scorns Sasha for being a home breaker, Sasha taunts Josie for being a fake. Each justifies their choice.