Bobi Wine: The People's President (2023)

Directed by

Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo

Genre

documentary film

Country

Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Ugandan singer Bobi Wine as he runs for president against longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni. The film captures his campaign, the dangers he faces, and the grassroots support he receives.

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What happens

Bobi Wine: The People's President, previously titled Bobi Wine: Ghetto President, is a 2022 Ugandan-British-American documentary film written and directed by Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo. It chronicles the presidential campaign of popular Ugandan singer and opposition leader Bobi Wine as he challenged long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni. The film won a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "offering up a frank and urgent Portrait of an African artist driven to champion the power of the people in the face of a ruling class who'd rather silence him." It premiered out of competition at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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