Nairobi Half Life (Swahili: Nusu Maisha ya Nairobi) is a 2012 Kenyan drama film directed by David "Tosh" Gitonga. The film was selected as the Kenyan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist, and is the first time Kenya has submitted a film in this category.[1]
Nder jaaynde film Durban 33th International Film Festival, Joseph Wairimu heɓii jaaynde ɓurɗo gollaade.[2] O heɓii kadi ko Afrik Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actor nder jaaynde 9th Awards. O heɓii ɓurɗe heɓi nder Afrik Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014.[3][4]
Moy gooto, Mwas (Joseph Wairimu), ɗon jooɗi e baaba'en maako nder wuro maɓɓe nder lesdi Kenya. O heɓata nguurndam bee jaayndeeji filmooji kuuɗe hirnaange, o ɗon waɗa kuuɗe e holla ɓurɗe ɗuuɗɗe nder filmooji maako ngam ɓaŋgude jaayndeeki maako. O wondi moɗo yiɗi, nden nde o hawti e yimɓe nder gariiri maako, o tori go'oto maɓɓe ngam o wallude mo ngam fuɗɗugo kuuɗe maako. Ammaa, nder ceerno, o ƴami mo hokki ksh1000 (ko ɓuri US$10) ngam o heɓta nder go'o nder kuugal. O mari tan ko ksh500 e o wi'i o hoodi 500 feere to suudu National Theatre nder Nairobi. O ɗon ɓeyda masin, nden, ɓaawo o heɓii ceede daga mammu maako, o ɗon fuɗɗi yahugo maako haa Nairobi bee yahugo nder gariiri maako ngam o wurtina bandiraaɓe maako. O hawti e ɓikkoy maako (ko hooreejo band) mo hokkata Mwas sistem radioji mari mari mari mari e dow jawdi ngam yahugo to dukaaji elektirooniki Khanji nder gariiri Nairobi.
Caggal nde o yahi Nairobi, o anndini ɗon e ɗon nder Nairobi woodi ko ɓuri fursatuuji e ɓernde. Nder nyalnde arande, Mwas maayi ko o wurtini to Nairobi ɓaawo o ɗon hawtina diga yimɓe ɓe ɗon njogii mo, ɓe ɗon mari ɓerɗe, ɓe ɗon njogi mo. O ɗon hawta e nder suudu ceerno. Nder haalaji, o hawti e mooti (Olwenya Maina) mo Nairobi mo o warti boo o wari mo boo o wari nder bandol mo. bandol hoore mum ɗon mari anndal haɓuki e haɓuki ɓoyma e ɓoyma ɓoyma haɓɓuki ngam ɓe ɗon jeyaa. Nder wakkati maajum, Mwas waɗii teskoore e heɓuki darnde nder nder nder nder nokkuure nde Phoenix Players waɗi. O tawi hoore maako ɗon haɓɓa e ɗon hawta bee duuniyaaru ɗiɗi. Mwas ɓaawo ɗon o hawti e ɓikkoy maako ɓe ɓe ɓe ɓe'e ɓe ɓe ɓe ɗon ɗaɓɓita mo ngam ɓe ceede ceede maako. O ɗon kolli bandol ngam ɓe ƴiwo ɓe ɓurtina ɓesngu ngam ɓe ɓeyda. Wuro carjacking hollitii wonde kuuɗe je ɗon haɗii ɓaawo hujja arande ɗon waɗi Mwas e bandyeejo bandyeeje Oti ɗon maaro nder haɓre haa nokkuure kawtal.Ɓaawo ɗon carjackings ɗon waɗa e fota, hokki fota ɗi ardiiɓe ɗon ɓe fahin bee maɓɓe. Hakkiilo fuɗɗii hakkunde bandol Oti e bandol go'o e hooreejo bandol waɗi ha ɓaawo ɗun waɗi to mayde bandol, mo maayi ngam mo haɓɓii e huunde mawnde nde Mwas fuɗɗi hawtaade bee maako. Ɗu'um ɗon ɓeyda hakkiilo polis, ɓe ɗon hawta ɓe ɗiɗo, ammaa mawɓe laamu ɗiɗo ɓe ɗon mari ɓeydaaki ɗon ɗon ɗon ɗon woya bee yimɓe Oti haa nokkuure ɓernde ɗe ɗon yi'a ɓe ɗon yi'i ɓe. Ɗum woni nokkuure nder maɓɓugo ɓanduɗe nder kuuɗe ɓaleeɓe nder Nairobi. Fuu ko haani waɗde e nder nder nder nder, amma Mwas o maayi.Nder wakkati maajum, o yiɗi debbo maako Amina, o wari haa o yi'i mo nder cuuɗi ɗo o jaɓa yimɓe, o yahi mo haa o yahi haa fim.
Todd McCarthy, mo Hollywood Reporter, noddi film ngal caggal nde o yi'i ɗum nder AFI Fest e hitaande 2012: "Dinamikol ngal ɓernde ɓernde ɓandu ndu'u goonga e goonga". KenyaBuzz holli ko Maina Olwenya waɗi e dow hollitde o wi'i: "Ndu'u ndu'u ɓurɗo nanngude albums NWA mawɗi. O ɗon wolwdi bee hoore mum e o ɗon yaha bana o mari gariiri fuu e hoore o jeyaaɗo".
2014 Afrik Magic Viewers Choice Awards nder Maars 2014, Nairobi Half Life heɓii keɓe ngam:[5]