Bobi Wine: The People's President

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Bobi Wine: The People's President
Bobi Wine The People's President 2022 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Sharp
Moses Bwayo
Produced by John Battsek
Christopher Sharp
Starring Bobi Wine
CinematographySam Benstead
Moses Bwayo
Michele Sibiloni
Edited byPaul Carlin
Music by Dan Jones
Production
companies
  • Southern Films
  • Ventureland
Distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films
Release dates
  • 1 September 2022 (2022-09-01)(Venice)
  • 28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)(United States)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesUganda
United Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
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 Ugandan singer and opposition leader Bobi Wine as he challenged long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni. [2] The film won a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "offering up a frank and urgent Portrait of an African artist driven to champion the power of the people in the face of a ruling class who'd rather silence him. [3] It premiered out of competition at the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. [4] [5] [6] It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

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Release

This film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 1 September 2022. [7] National Geographic, in partnership with Variance Films, gave the film a limited theatrical release beginning in New York and Los Angeles on 28 July 2023. [8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 42 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." [9] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [10]

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Academy Awards 10 March 2024 Best Documentary Feature Film Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek Nominated [11]
Cinema for Peace Awards 19 February 2024Political Film of the Year 2024Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek Won [12]
British Independent Film Awards 3 December 2023 Best Documentary Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, John BattsekNominated [13]
Best Editing Paul CarlinNominated
Best Debut Director – Feature DocumentaryChristopher SharpNominated
IDA Documentary Awards 12 December 2023Best Feature DocumentaryBobi Wine: The People's PresidentWon [14]
Peabody Awards June 9, 2024"Offering up a frank and urgent portrait of an African artist driven to champion the power of the people in the face of a ruling class who’d rather silence him"Bobi Wine: The People's PresidentWon [15]

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. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President".
  4. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (1 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President' Review: A Universally Relevant Portrait of Ugandan Politics". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Allen, Nick (11 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President' Review: A Portrait of Courage [Venice]". ThePlaylist.net. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Hunter, Allan (1 September 2022). "'Bobi Wine: Ghetto President': Venice Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Programma della 79. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica" (PDF). static.labiennale.org. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Carey, Matthew (17 July 2023). "'Bobi Wine: The People's President' Trailer: Pop Star-Turned-Politician Risks Life For His Country's Future In National Geographic Documentary". Deadline . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Oscar Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Vanity Fair . 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hillary Clinton Teases Sharon Stone On "Gigantic Bath Robe" Gown At Cinema For Peace Gala In Berlin".
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Bobi Wine: The People's President".
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