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Fespaco: Banned lesbian love story Rafiki wins award
Source: BBC
Fespaco: Banned lesbian love story Rafiki wins award
3 March 2019
Africa's largest film festival has awarded a Kenyan actress for her depiction of a lesbian character in a film that is banned in her own country.
Fespaco film festival in Burkina Faso gave Samantha Mugatsia the best actress award for her lead role in the film Rafiki.
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the film last year for "promoting lesbianism".
Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya - a legacy of British colonial-era rule.
Gay sex is punishable by 14 years in Kenya but the country's High Court is due to rule on whether to strike down the ban in May.
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3 March 2019
Africa's largest film festival has awarded a Kenyan actress for her depiction of a lesbian character in a film that is banned in her own country.
Fespaco film festival in Burkina Faso gave Samantha Mugatsia the best actress award for her lead role in the film Rafiki.
The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) banned the film last year for "promoting lesbianism".
Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya - a legacy of British colonial-era rule.
Gay sex is punishable by 14 years in Kenya but the country's High Court is due to rule on whether to strike down the ban in May.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47435329
