`` Nairobi Half Life '' considered for best foreign language film Oscar . The movie is based on the true story of a Kenyan man who was kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists in Somalia from 1998 to 2002. `` Nairobi Half Life '' has just been shown at Film Africa 2012 , which is currently taking place in London -- having already made history as the most successful theatrical release for a local film in Kenya , according to its producers . asks director David Gitonga .
`` Nairobi Half Life '' considered for best foreign language film Oscar . The movie is based on the true story of a Kenyan man who was kidnapped and held hostage by terrorists in Somalia from 1998 to 2002. asks director David Gitonga .