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Wako (film)

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Wako
Directed byZziwa Aaron Alone
Written byZziwa Aaron Alone
Produced byNatuhwera Brighton
StarringGeoffrey Echakara
Natuhwera Brighton
Robert Ernest Bbumba
Zziwa Aaron Alone
CinematographyWamasebu Eric
Edited byWamasebu Eric
Distributed byZaron Motion Pictures
Brina Motion Pictures
Punchside Filmz
Release dates
  • January 2015 (2015-01) (Arusha International Film Festival)
  • 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) (Uganda)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUganda
LanguageEnglish

Wako is a 2015 Ugandan thriller film directed by Zziwa Aaron Alone and co-produced by director himself with Natuhwera Brighton and Wamasebu Eric for Zaron Motion Pictures, Brina Motion Pictures and Punchside Filmz respectively. It is the sequel to its first feature film Hadithi za Kumekucha:TUNU.[1] The film stars Geoffrey Echakara in titular lead role along with Natuhwera Brighton, Robert Ernest Bbumba and Zziwa Aaron Alone in supportive roles.[2][3]

The film was filmed from mid 2014 to mid 2015 in the slums and urban slums of Kampala.[4] The film deals with story of a 23-year-old male thug called Wako who is released from prison and tying to start a new life, but he got to know that his sister is suffering from a cancer.[5]

The trailer of the film went viral through social media. The film was premiered on 1 October 2016 at Theatre La’bonita. The film received critical acclaim and won several awards at international film festivals. In 2015, the film won the award for the Best Feature Film in the Arusha International Film Festival in Tanzania.

Cast

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  • Geoffrey Echakara as Wako
  • Natuhwera Brighton as Sera
  • Aaron Zziwa as Kujjo
  • Robert Ernest Bbumba as Muggy
  • Diana Nabatanzi

References

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  1. ^ "Uganda: Wako Delivers Fight, Forgets the Theme". allafrica. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Wako". Zanzibar International Film Festival. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Wako". filmfreeway. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Award Winning long waited Ugandan Movie "WAKO" finally Premieres!". samuelsaviour. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Wako". Uganda Film Festival. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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