94 Terror

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94 Terror
Directed byRichard Mulindwa
Written byRichard Mulindwa
Produced byRichard Mulindwa
Starring
  • Joan Agaba
  • Muyimbwa Phiona
  • Nalubega Rashida
  • Ninsiima Ronah
  • Shadi Smith
  • Mugerwa Rajj
  • Smith Mateega
CinematographyRwamusigazi Kyakunzire
Edited byRichard Mulindwa
Music byEli Arkhis
Production
company
LIMIT Production
Release date
  • December 2018 (2018-12)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries Uganda, Rwanda
Languages

94 Terror is a 2018 Ugandan war-drama film set in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The film premiered on 14 December 2018 at a red carpet event at Theatre Labonita in Kampala and won Best Viewers' Choice Movie Award at the 2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards in the first week after the release. [1] [2]

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Plot

Keza narrowly escapes death during the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which the rest of her family perishes. She and her mates Shema, a Hutu and Mutesi, a Tutsi get on a run to sneak out of Rwanda to Uganda across the Kagera River border. [3]

Reception

94 Terror was very well received and immediately won Best Viewers' Choice Movie Award at the 2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards in the first week after the release. It went on to win the best Costume award at The African Film Festival (TAFF) in Dallas, Texas in 2019. [4] It also led nominations at the 2019 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA) in Ghana with 18 nominations including Best Movie Drama and Best Screenplay. [5] [6] The film received a double selection at both the Straight Jacket Guerrilla Festival in Mexico and the FICMEC Nador International Festival of Common Memory in France. [7]

Production

It was produced, written and directed by Richard Mulindwa and stars an all Ugandan cast of Ninsiima Ronah, Joan Agaba, Muyimbwa Phiona, Nalubega Rashida, Shadic Smith, Mugerwa Rajj, Smith Mateega. It was produced at LIMIT Production, a media production company ran by Richard Mulindwa himself. Filming for most of the film took place in Kasensero, Rakai District.

Awards and nominations

Awards & Nominations
YearAwardCategoryReceived byResultRef
2019ZAFAA Global AwardsBest Picture EditorMulindwa RchardNominated [8]
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Lead Actor FemaleNinsiima RhonaNominated
Best ProducerRhonnie Nkalubo AbrahamNominated
Best DirectorRhonnie Nkalubo
Richard Mulindwa
Nominated
Best CinematographerRwamutsigazi KyakunzireNominated
Best Newcomer FemaleNalubega RashidahNominated
Abuja International Film FestivalOutstanding feature film (Foreign)Richard MulindwaNominated [9]
Outstanding Film In DirectingNominated
Outstanding ActressNinsiima RonahNominated
The African Film Festival (TAFF)Best CostumeNalubega RashidaWon
Golden Movie Award Africa (GMAA) Golden CostumeWon [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Golden Actor in DramaSmith MateegaNominated
Golden Screenplay DramaWon
Golden Actress in DramaNinsiima RonahNominated
Golden Most Promising ActorNominated
Golden Discovery ActorWon
Golden Supporting Actress DramaAgaba JoanNominated
Golden Supporting Actor DramaMugerwa RajjNominated
Golden CinematographyRwamusigazi KyakunzireNominated
Golden Makeup ArtistWon
Golden SoundtrackEli ArkhisNominated
Overall Golden MovieRichard MulindwaNominated
Golden Editor VideoNominated
Golden Sound EditorNominated
Golden Art DirectorWon
Golden Indigenous MovieNominated
Golden Movie DramaNominated
Golden DirectorWon
2018 Uganda Film Festival Awards (UFF) AwardsBest Viewers' Choice Movie AwardWon [15]
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best SoundNominated
Best Script (Screenplay)Nominated
Best Feature Film Nominated
Best Director/Film of the Year Richard MulindwaNominated
Best Supporting ActressJoan AgabaNominated

References

  1. "Rwandan Genocide movie set to premiere in Kampala". Big Eye. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "94 Terror film to premiere in Uganda in December 2018". Film Link Africa. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "94 Terror - TAIM AFRICA". Taim Africa Arts. Retrieved 18 August 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Buule, Gabriel. "Ugandan film on Rwandan genocide bags international award". Sqoop. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "'Azali', '94 Terror' lead 2019 Golden Movie Awards". Ghana Web. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. Nila, Yasmin. "Ugandan Film '94 Terror' Dominates Ghana Awards". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. Nila, Yasmin. "Ugandan Movie Selected For Mexico, French Festivals". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. "Full Nomination List for Zafaa Global Awards Abuja 2019". Zafaa. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. Nsemo, Ben. "Full list of Abuja International Film Festival 2019 nominees". Paradise News Nigeria. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. "94 Terror characters nominated in Ghana Golden Movie Awards". NTV Uganda News. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. "Uganda's movie on Genocide " 94 Terror" scoops 18 nominations in Golden Movie Awards Africa". News 24 Africa. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. Buule, Gabriel. "Ugandan Film on Rwanda Genocide bags 18 nominations in Ghana". Sqoop. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. "94 Terror movie receives 12 nominations in 2019 Golden Movie Awards". Lifestyle Uganda. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. Ssebwami, Javira. "PML Daily parliament NEWS Excitement as Uganda's 94 Terror movie wins seven awards at Golden Movies Awards in Ghana". PM Daily. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  15. "UCC releases list of movies nominated for Uganda Film Festival awards". Sqoop. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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