Kony: Order from Above (2017)

Directed by

T. Steve Ayeny

Genre

war film

Country

Uganda

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple in northern Uganda are separated when the man is forced to join the Lord's Resistance Army. The story follows their struggle to reunite amid the violence and chaos of the insurgency.

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What happens

Kony: Order from Above is a 2017 Ugandan war film directed and produced by Steve T. Ayeny, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sandra Kosse. The film stars Ayeny as Otti, Elizabeth Akullo as Aguti, Joel Okuyo Prynce as Joseph Kony, and Michael Wawuyo as Amziwa. Set during the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda, it follows the tragic love story of two childhood sweethearts, Otti and Aguti, torn apart by the conflict. The film premiered at the Zanzibar International Film Festival on December 2, 2017, and was briefly considered for Uganda's first-ever submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards but was disqualified for not meeting eligibility requirements. It also received a nomination for Best Feature Film and Cinematography at the 2017 Uganda Film Festival Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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