Once Upon a Time in Uganda
Film details
| Film Title | Once Upon a Time in Uganda |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Length | 94mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Uganda, United States of America |
| Director | Cathryne Czubek |
| Actors | Nabwana IGG, Alan Hofmanis, Bisaso Dauda, V.J. Emmie |
| Language | English |
| Showings |
In the slums of Kampala, two men from opposite sides of the world come together over a shared love for America’s greatest hero: Rambo. Against all odds, the two make their own action movies with no money — and bring joy to millions of people on the internet. Welcome to “Wakaliwood.” Through comedy and kung-fu, “Once Upon a Time in Uganda” chronicles the unlikely friendship between Isaac Nabwana, a director hailed as “Africa’s Tarantino,” and Alan Hofmanis, a film programmer from New York. While Isaac tirelessly makes feature after feature, Alan brings his films to international audiences. But tensions flare as Isaac’s star rises — threatening their partnership and all of Wakaliwood.
Czubek treads a delicate line, managing to avoid patronising Nabwana or portraying Hofmanis as a white saviour, and the ending is worthy of Hollywood and Wakaliwood.
★★★★
It’s nice to see the old tension between selling out and staying pure never goes away in any corner of the film-making world.
★★★★
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