The First Kenyan Film To Debut At Cannes Is Banned In Its Home Country Thanks To Homophobia

The film, Rafiki, was banned, and the film classification board even issued threats. “The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said the film ‘seeks to legitimize lesbian romance.’ KFCB warned that anyone found in possession of the film would be in breach of the law in Kenya, where gay sex is punishable by 14 years.”