26 | U.S., fall release planned in New York, Los Angeles, and five other cities Kenyan writer-director Wanuri Kahiu and South African co-writer Jenna Bass adapted their Cannes Un Certain Regard contender from Ugandan author Monica Arac de Nyeko, and the project is actually banned in Kahiu’s home country for attempting to 'legitimize lesbianism.' From the looks of the trailer, it doesn't just attempt this, and by the laws of homosexuality, its ban means you must post about it on social media until it's available to stream or comes to the U.S. Kena and Zika's young, tender romance is met with inevitable complications brought on by homophobia in her conservative home. Her shopkeeper mother Mercy (Nini Wacera) is running for local office and finds herself incredibly pleased when her daughter begins to spend time with another girl, Zika (Sheila Munyiva), the daughter of her political competition and one of Kena's few female friends. Set against the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, young Kena (Samantha Mugatsia) is a talented student and very much a tomboy.
