It is another big milestone for the Kenyan film industry after another locally-produced film premiered on the global streaming platform Netflix. The feature film, dubbed ‘40 Sticks’, a 95-minute Kenyan thriller premiered on Friday November, 20, 2020. ‘40 Sticks’ becomes the third Kenyan film to feature on Netflix, hot on the heels of Poacher, Sincerely Daisy and Disconnect, all which were received warmly. Gatonye has previously directed Dreamchild (Kenyan feature film), Kina (TV series on Maisha Magic+), Sunrise (TV series on Showmax), East and Women of Obiero (both TV films on Showmax). Bingi Media, Ogopa Inc and the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) officially rated the film 16 and it has been trending in Kenya on Netflix.

Source: Daily Nation November 25, 2020 12:00 UTC