New Intentions

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New Intentions
Directed by Kennedy Kihire
Written by Kennedy Kihire
Screenplay by Kennedy Kihire
Produced by Kennedy Kihire
Starring
CinematographyRwakoma Eric
Edited byAnthony Gwaro
Music by Giovanni Kiyingi
Production
company
Kihiray Pictures
Release date
  • 3 May 2016 (2016-05-03)(National Theatre Uganda)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUganda
LanguageEnglish

New Intentions is Ugandan film written and directed by Kennedy Kihire starring Ife Piankhi, Sinovella Night, Kawooya Malcolm, and Joel Okuyo Atiku. The film was released on 3 May 2016 at Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC). The film is nominated in six categories at the 2016 Uganda Film Festival including Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best cinematography, Film of the Year, Best lead Actress and Best Feature Film, Best film director/Film of year. [1] [2]

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Plot

A couple of bankers decide to be foster parents when they adopt an orphaned girl “Wellona” after discovering billions of money in her name at their bank. The money that she by default inherited from her deceased parents. In adopting her unaware of her own worth, they believe they will get an awesome share of the money. Unfortunately, the foster mother falls ill in a coma for months, then their master plan drastically changes to a journey of lust, secrecy and betrayal where pretty Wellona falls a victim and has to endure.

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