Yesterday, Wolf of Wall street was banned by The Kenya Film Classification Board ,turns out it’s not the only banned movie in Kenya. While movies such as The White Maasai roam around wild and free despite the fact that they are a total disgrace tour country, others are outlawed such as the ones I will list below.

Before i begin with the list,lets see what  leads to a film being outlawed?If a film “tends to prejudice the maintenance of public order or offend decency, or the public exhibition or display of which would in its opinion for any other reason be undesirable in the public interest. ” the board has the mandate to restrict the distribution of a film. This is according to Section 16(4) of the Films and Stage Play Act

1# Wolf on Wall Street

Based on a memoir by the stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who founded the investment firm Stratton Oakmont in a Long Island garage and spent much of the Nineties gaining fortune through dishonest ways. The film follows Belfort’s fast rise to the top, the drugs,569 variations of the F-word and the unending supply of girls. The film has been accused of glamorizing his crimes, ignoring his victims and failing to satisfy the audience’s need to see justice served.

Malaysia and Nepal have banned the film while some scenes have been cut in the India and Lebanon versions .In Singapore, Wolf will be viewed in a handful of theaters because of “its ultra-restrictive rating.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

2# Otto the Blood Bath

The first Kenyan Horror film that was banned in 2008 by the Kenyan Censorship Board as it was too horrific for even a grown up. It had too much blood and dead bodies. Five years on, the ban is yet to be lifted

3# Makanisa Yanayo Abudiwa Ibilisi

The sale distribution and exhibition of the film was forbidden claiming that the film associated several churches in Kenya with devil worship. The board said the film referred to ten churches to as anti-Christ churches. KFCB regional head Bonaventure Kioko said the film mentioned churches in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and others around the world as being part of the Freemasons.

4# Movie 43

It was banned as it was deemed as “overly graphic” and contained excessive elements of sex and nudity’ KFCB corporate communication officer Eva Mbuni told The Nairobian that “We are applying the law to protect children and youth. They have young, gullible minds that need to make informed choices. Content which promotes sex, nudity, use of alcohol and drugs needs to be discouraged,”

The movie starred famous stars such as Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Anna Faris and Hugh Jackman. Making the movie took approximately a decade as many production companies rejected the controversial script

5#Paradise: Love

The third part in a Trilogy that followed the adventures of three female characters .The Trilogy is  made up of Faith Hope and Love, all three movies have been described by The Independent as “so excruciating that you can barely look”

The movie Paradise Love: is set in Kenya where middle-aged Teresa visits the country for holiday. She is not interested in the sandy beaches but wants to get down and dirty with the young beach boys and maybe find love in the process. She then hooks up with Munga (Peter Kazungu) and offsets a torrid affair. But things get rocky when he starts asking for money as per the usual “beach boys” “sugar mama” relations. In summary Love focuses on Euro-African trade in a super gross way.I would not recommend this movie.Somethings cannot be unseen.

6# Till the End of Time

According to Wikipedia the movie is a 1946 drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum, and Bill Williams. Released the same year as the better known The Best Years of Our Lives, it covers much the same topic: the adjustment of World War II veterans to civilian life. It was based on the novel They Dream of Home by Niven Busch. Unlike the soldier, sailor and airman of The Best Years of Our Lives, the male leads in this film are all U.S. Marines.