Bobi Wine: The People's President
Directed byChristopher Sharp
Moses Bwayo
Produced byJohn Battsek
StarringBobi Wine
CinematographySam Benstead
Moses Bwayo
Michele Sibiloni
Music byDan Jones
Release date
2022
CountriesUganda, UK, USA
Box office$44,486[1]

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 Ugandian singer Bobi Wine against long-ruling regime leader Yoweri Museveni.[2] It premiered out of competition at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[3][4][5]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sobering and enlightening, this politically charged documentary takes a captivating look at the life of Bobi Wine: The People's President and his fight for democracy."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards 3 December 2023 Best Documentary Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, John Battsek Nominated [8]
Best Editing Paul Carlin Nominated
Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary Christopher Sharp Nominated
IDA Documentary Awards 12 December 2023 Best Feature Documentary Bobi Wine: The People's President Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Lodge, Guy (2 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President' Review: A Ugandan Pop Star Fights the Power". Variety. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (1 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President' Review: A Universally Relevant Portrait of Ugandan Politics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Allen, Nick (11 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President' Review: A Portrait of Courage [Venice]". ThePlaylist.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Hunter, Allan (1 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as 'Rye Lane,' 'Scrapper', 'All of Us Strangers' Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (12 December 2023). "'Bobi Wine: The People's President' Wins Best Feature at IDA Documentary Awards – Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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