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Documentary on Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime led...
Documentary on Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
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Where to watch Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Inspiring and frightening
Both inspiring and frightening as it follows a Ugandan slum kid-turned pop star-turned Presidential candidate who challenges the rule of Uganda’s leader. The facade of this decades-long military dictatorship posing as a democracy slips as this doco captures the autocratic, extrajudicial, procedural and violent forces unleashed in retaliation.
100 %42 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %57 reviewsAudience score rating
"Visceral, dynamic and sometimes upsetting."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"A searing political documentary."
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NPR
NPR"Riveting, if overlong and lacking in crucial context."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Uneven but rousing."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Mostly engaging."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Structurally inconsistent, but consistently potent."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"An unfailingly sympathetic portrait."
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Variety
Variety"Emotional, thought-provoking."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Because the documentary chooses a more participatory-observational approach, we miss a lot of... much-needed context."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.comBobi Wine: The People’s President | Details
- Rating
- 12A, moderate real violence, injury detail, images of dead bodies, language
- Runtime
- 113
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA, Uganda, UK
