I Am Samuel
strong real violence, homophobia theme
Director(s)Peter Murimi
Production year2021
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes70m
CastPeter Murimi, Peter Murimi, Ricardo Acosta, Toni Kamau, Peter Murimi, Eric Wainaina, Peter Murimi, Ricardo Acosta, Phil Jandaly, Sotira Kyriacou
I Am Samuel
strong real violence, homophobia theme
I AM SAMUEL is a documentary which follows a gay Kenyan man's struggles against the cultural and religious expectations ...
I AM SAMUEL is a documentary which follows a gay Kenyan man's struggles against the cultural and religious expectations of his family.
violence
There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.
discrimination
A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.
strong real violence, homophobia theme
Classified Date:
14/06/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Miracle Media
violence
There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.
discrimination
A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.
Classified date14/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
violence
There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.
discrimination
A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.
Director(s)Peter Murimi
Production year2021
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes70m
CastPeter Murimi, Peter Murimi, Ricardo Acosta, Toni Kamau, Peter Murimi, Eric Wainaina, Peter Murimi, Ricardo Acosta, Phil Jandaly, Sotira Kyriacou
strong real violence, homophobia theme
Classified Date:
14/06/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Miracle Media
violence
There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.
discrimination
A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.
Classified date14/00/2021
LanguageEnglish
