I am from a country by the name Kenya.It is on the eastern part in the continent of Africa.The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) ordered that the movie Wolf of Wall Street should not be sold, exhibited or distributed anywhere in Kenya. Any one caught selling or with a copy of this movie shall be persecuted.
KFCB is the body that has the task of viewing film content to ensure they conform to the national values. According to this Board this movie has too much adult content, profanity, nudity, drugs and alcohol which Kenyans should not be exposed to.This movies is starring actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, and Jonah Hill. The movie has been directed by Award winning director Martin Scorsese who is known as one of the best directors of all time. The movie premiered in December across America and other countries and is based on the true story of Jordan Belfort. From his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.Word is the movie has been banned in many countries but i doubt it. It apparently has 569 F-word utterances,drug use and an orgy scene. That is why the Kenya Film Classification Board saw it fit to ban this movie.When i heard that this movie was banned,i felt it was petty and dum just like alot of things in my country.Why not just rate the movie as adult content. Why ban the movie when there are even worse movies in the Kenyan market.And the movie is based on a true story.It is no way glorifying that sort of life style because the story does not end well like it did not in real life for Jordan Belfort.It shows the harsh reality of certain lifestyles and in a way it teaches people so many life lessons.
So i do not know what the Kenya Film Classification Board is trying to do because that film is not promoting bad lifestyle but only trying to show of the consequences of bad choices.In Kenya there is too much corruption and so i do not believe this board was sincere as to why they banned this movie.Afew distributors who were caught with this movies have been arrested.And due to the charges of this so called crime one is fined one hundred thousand Kenyan shillings or a jail term of up to five years or you may be given both i guess depending on how good your lawyer is.I think that Is a very heavy and a quiet convenient fine to pay to the board.What a clever way to make money. When this movie was banned even more Kenyans were eager to watch it and the demand for it hit the roof.When you forbid people not to do something their curiosity even grows so all i can say is Kenya Film Classification Board yeah right.Have you watched this movie and do you think it deserves the ban or the ban makes no good sense?
As petty and dum just like alot of things in my country.Why not just rate the movie as adult content. Why ban the movie when there are even worse movies in the kenyan market.And the movie is based on a true story.It is no way glorifying that sort of life style because the story doesnt end well like it did not in real life for Jordan Belfort.It shows the harsh reality of certain lifestyles and in a way it teaches people so many life lessons.
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