18 Hours

18 Hours
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Directed byNjue Kevin
Written byNjue Kevin
Produced byPhoebe Ruguru Bill Jones Afwani
StarringNick Ndeda
Brian Ogola
Sue Wanjiru
Edited byMark Maina
Music byJacktone Okore
Production
company
Rocque Pictures
Release date
  • 10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryKenya
LanguagesEnglish
Sheng
Swahili

18 Hours is a 2017 Kenyan drama film written and directed by Njue Kevin on his directorial debut.[1] The cast includes Nick Ndeda, Sue Wanjiru, Brian Ogola, Isaya Evans and Shirleen Wangari.[2]

The film "follows a rookie paramedic who survives 18 hours in an ambulance for the life of a road accident casualty who is denied admission into hospital."[3] The film, made history as being the first Kenyan picture to be nominated for the Best Overall film at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) bagging 4 other nominations in the 2018 awards.[4]

  1. ^ "New Kenyan Film Coming Out Soon: 18 Hours By Rocque Pictures - Potentash". Potentash. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Fast Facts On The Soon To Be Released Kenyan Film "18 Hours" - KenyanVibe". KenyanVibe. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "18 HOURS: KENYA'S TIMELY FILM ON EMERGENCY CARE". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "'18 Hours' tops Kenyan movies nominated for 2018 AMVCA awards - Nairobi News". Nairobi News. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.