The first Kenyan feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival has received overwhelming audience support since a Kenyan court temporarily lifted a ban imposed by censors over the film’s gay content, a lawyer said Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (Ben Curtis, File/Associated Press)NAIROBI, Kenya — The first Kenyan feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival has received overwhelming audience support since a court temporarily lifted a ban imposed by censors over the film’s gay content, a lawyer said Friday. The court ruled that the film, a love story featuring two women, could be viewed locally for one week to make it eligible for Oscar contention. Ezekiel Mutua, the head of the Kenya Film Classification Board, has said that only “a small portion” of the country’s population has seen it. “You don’t have to be a woman to fall in love with a man and vice versa.

Source: Washington Post September 29, 2018 07:22 UTC