title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

type: Backdrop

status: Released

Original Trailer

site: YouTube

type: Trailer

overview: Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain is killed.

title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

title: Кто убил капитана Алекса?

overview: Капитан Алекс, нанятый правительством для борьбы с мафией, организует спецоперацию, в результате которой арестовывают брата главаря Тигровой мафии. Теперь главарь желает отомстить своему главному обидчику.

title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

title: ¿Quién mató al capitán Alex?

overview: El presidente de Uganda le da al Capitán Alex la misión de derrotar a Tiger Maffia, pero Alex es asesinado en el proceso. Al escuchar la trágica noticia, su hermano investiga para vengar a Alex, de ahí el título Quién mató al Capitán Alex.

title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

overview: Reconnu comme le premier film d'action ougandais, Who Killed Captain Alex ? parle des conséquences d'une descente de police à Kampala au cours de laquelle un capitaine de police est tué.

title: Yüzbaşı Alex'i Kim Öldürdü?

overview: Uganda Cumhurbaşkanı Kaptan Alex'e Tiger Mafyasını alt etme görevini verir, ancak Alex bu yolda öldürülür. Bunun üzerine kardeşi, intikam için Alex'i öldüren kişinin kim olduğuna dair araştırmaya başlar.

title: 谁杀死了阿历克斯队长

title: Kto zabił kapitana Alexa?

title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

overview: Erkend als de eerste actiefilm van Oeganda, Who Killed Captain Alex? gaat over de nasleep van een politie-inval in Kampala waarbij een politie-kapitein wordt gedood.

title: Quem Matou o Capitão Alex?

overview: O Presidente de Uganda dá ao Capitão da polícia Alex a missão de derrotar a Máfia dos Tigres, mas Alex é morto no processo. Ao ouvir a trágica notícia, seu irmão investiga para vingar Alex.

title: 誰がキャプテン・アレックスを殺したか

character: Alex

type: Cast

character: Richard

character: Puffs

character: Bruce U

character: Sergeant

character: Lieutenant

character: Ritah

character: Natasha

character: Rock

character: Tom Cruise

character: Commentator (voice)

character: Self

job: Writer

department: Writing

type: Crew

job: Director

department: Directing

job: Director of Photography

department: Camera

job: Editor

department: Editing

original_title: Who Killed Captain Alex?

original_language: lg


title: The Rise of Kibwetere

type: Poster

overview: A journalist goes to a village called Kanungu in Western Uganda. After some time, the natives plot to kill her. She narrates the story of a man called Kibwetere. Kibwetere first lived in Mbarara, where there was a witch lady called Nabakyala Bamwerinde who killed many people. The priest then came to Kanungu and stated a church where he managed to raise a congregation of over 700 people. In 2000, he told them he was taking them to heaven, gathered them in the church, and burnt all of them.

title: The Rise of Kibwetere

character: mugisha

character: nabakyala

job: Sound Recordist

department: Sound

job: Makeup Artist

department: Costume & Make-Up

job: Sound Director

job: Screenplay

job: Location Manager

department: Production

job: Casting

original_title: The Rise of Kibwetere


title: Gold Coast Lounge

Teaser Trailer

type: Teaser

overview: In post-independence Ghana, the son of a crime family juggles power struggles and a murder case as the government threatens to shut down their lounge.

title: Gold Coast Lounge

title: Gold Coast Lounge

overview: Au ghana, une famille criminelle doit nettoyer son acte avant que le gouvernement ne ferme son salon privé.

character: Wisdom

character: Rose

character: John Donkor

character: Daniel

character: Inspector Adwene Mu Ti

character: Auntie Adjoa

character: Akatua

original_title: Gold Coast Lounge


title: Family Tree

overview: 8-year-old Nagawa believes she has an idyllic childhood, but soon realizes that her family is much bigger than she originally thought.

title: Family Tree

original_title: Family Tree


title: Nsenene

Nsenene Trailer

site: Vimeo

overview: In this poetic portrait of a Ugandan tradition, Masaka’s grasshopper catchers light up the sky.

title: Nsenene

job: Producer

original_title: Nsenene

production_countries: UG GB US


title: Issak Ninja

status: InProduction

name: Wakaliwood presents ISAAK NINJA - Cooming Soon!

title: Issak Ninja

overview: La siguiente película de Wakaliwood llena de acción.

title: Issak Ninja

original_title: Issak Ninja

title: Ugandan Ninja

country: UG


title: Heaven Sounds Boring

overview: A father and his 7-year-old daughter desperately hold onto each other and their faiths when they realise they may never see each other again. Both Christianity and African tradition offer dead ends to their limitless questions.

title: Heaven Sounds Boring

original_title: Heaven Sounds Boring


title: Rehema

overview: A love story about a Muslim young woman in Uganda who fights for her right to choose her own lover over a forced marriage.

title: Rehema

overview: Eine Liebesgeschichte über eine muslimische junge Frau in Uganda, die für ihr Recht kämpft, ihren eigenen Liebhaber statt einer Zwangsheirat zu wählen.

title: Rehema

character: Rehema

character: Hakim

character: Sula

character: Mzee

character: Friend

character: Counsel

job: Cinematography

department: Crew

original_title: Rehema

production_countries: UG US


title: Grasshopper Republic

overview: Deep in the forests of Uganda, millions of grasshoppers gather to mate in devastating swarms. A group of young men set up a strange contraption at the edge of the crop fields, with customised generators, large quantities of light bulbs, barrels and sheet metal. They can then begin harvesting the grasshoppers, a prized delicacy among city dwellers.

title: Grasshopper Republic

title: 메뚜기 공화국

overview: 세 계절에 걸쳐 촬영된 <메뚜기 공화국>은 현지 메뚜기 포획 팀을 따라가며, 오늘날의 포획꾼들이 이 까다로운 사냥감을 잡아 큰돈을 벌기 위해 외진 숲을 헤쳐 나가는 모습을 시네마 베리떼 형식으로 담아낸다. 관객은 무너져 내리는 진흙 둑 위로 거대한 발전기를 끌어올리는 장면을 목격한다. 화학 처리된 전구를 매단 기둥은 우듬지 위로 섬뜩한 네온 녹색 빛을 비추며 메뚜기 떼를 철제 덫으로 끌어들인다. 독특한 시각적 표현과 이질적인 세계가 충돌하면서 감정이 폭발한다. 부상과 질병, 탈진으로 고통받던 포획꾼들이 마침내 성공을 맞이하며 안도감에 휩싸인다. 한편 인공적인 덫에 걸려든 메뚜기들의 운명은 프라이팬 위에서 끝을 맺는다. 포획꾼과 메뚜기들의 관점이 교차하는 동안, 인간과 자연의 관계, 그리고 자연에 대한 인간의 집단적인 영향력에 대한 고찰의 순간이 촉발한다.

job: Original Music Composer

job: Sound Designer

job: Sound Re-Recording Mixer

original_title: Grasshopper Republic


title: Kwetu Kwanza

title: Kwetu Kwanza

overview: Un film de danse, de mode et de poésie explorant les thèmes de la nature, de la pollution et de la durabilité. Le film montre comment les humains sont devenus imprudents dans leurs actions, les choses qu’ils utilisent dans leur vie quotidienne se sont avérées nocives pour l’environnement.

original_title: Kwetu Kwanza


title: Empaabi

name: Empaabi Official African Trailer | Luganda | 2023 TidPix Trailer

overview: When their son is born with a mental disability, a young couple struggles with social stigma as they pursue medical and spiritual treatments for him.

title: Empaabi

character: Kaye Kasasa

character: Annet Naluwu Kasasa

character: Tony Kizito Kasasa

character: Mariom Mbattude

original_title: Empaabi


title: Uganda Yaffe

overview: A Ugandan movie portrays a street gang that rules the streets of Kampala, led by Bash Luks as the Boss man.

title: Uganda Yaffe

character: Boss man

character: Drug dealer 1

character: Boss man's girlfriend

character: Messenger

character: Street boy

character: Prostitute on street

character: Old man

job: Director of Previsualization

department: Visual Effects

job: Production Design

department: Art

job: Production Executive

job: Editorial Coordinator

job: Music

original_title: Uganda Yaffe


title: Kimote

overview: In a community steeped in tradition, the Kimote family has been renowned for their exquisite barkcloth craftsmanship for generations. Kimote Sr., disillusioned by a life of unfulfilled dreams, urges his son to abandon their ancestral trade in search of greater opportunities. However, young Kimera, deeply rooted in the skills and culture passed down to him, envisions a new purpose for the humble barkcloth—transforming its status beyond its traditional use in funerary rites.

title: Kimote

character: Kimera

character: Zuri

character: Police Chief

character: Queen Mother

character: Mawaya

character: Katikiro

job: Executive Producer

job: Director of Photography

job: Production Manager

job: First Assistant Director

job: Gaffer

department: Lighting

job: Makeup & Hair

job: Costume Design

job: Director

job: Writer

job: Editor

original_title: Kimote


title: Last Taxi to Kawempe

overview: In the busy streets of Kampala, Viola waits anxiously for her mother to return from a work trip as night falls and the last taxi fills up. At the same time, a gang leader known as Big Dog plans a major robbery with his crew. When one member receives a strange message and backs out, the plan begins to fall apart.

title: Last Taxi to Kawempe

original_title: Last Taxi to Kawempe

production_countries: UG CA