15 December 2022
A Familiar Christmas (2022)
A Familiar Christmas, Kenya’s first-ever Christmas feature film, follows the Moran family who reunite to spend a Christmas holiday together for the first time in three years. Their plans for a loving holiday are disrupted when secrets and a meddling mother wreak havoc in the household.
The film stars Elani member Maureen Kunga who makes her acting debut, Pascal Tokodi (Selina, Disconnect), Alice Mbeyu (Zora), Dennis Musyoka (Maria, Crime and Justice), Keith Chuaga (Igiza, Ayaanle), Charles Agengo (Selina) and Ugandan Ruth Kamanzi (Sanyu), Ann Muli (The Good Child) and newcomer Hannah Wanjiku.
Written by Natasha Likimani (Sincerely Daisy, Disconnect), A Familiar Christmas is directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Reuben Odanga (Selina), making this his second feature film after the history-making Nafsi which became the first Kenyan film to achieve an eight consecutive week theatrical run.
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