Call Me Kuchu

Name: Call Me Kuchu
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: June 14, 2013
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 80

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Cinedigm | Release Date: June 14, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes theIn Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world.… Expand

Director: Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Ella Taylor

Jun 14, 2013

Horrific and uplifting. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Jun 11, 2013

What makes Kuchu work as taut agitprop, and ultimately to devastating emotional effect, is that Wright and Zouhali-Worrall allow the enormity of the film's political concerns to be telegraphed through the stories, experiences, and astute analysis of ordinary queer folk and their hetero allies. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Jun 13, 2013

This is a scary but inspiring film with real heroes and villains. Read full review

Carmen Gray

May 30, 2013

A timely, gut-wrenching but ultimately hopeful work. Read full review

Robert Koehler

May 30, 2013

While a local filmmaker’s perspective may have brought more dimensions, the coverage of events here is impressive and on the mark. Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

May 30, 2013

As angry and unflinching a piece of documentary filmmaking as you'll see this year. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Jun 12, 2013

Apart from its laudable goal of raising awareness, the film doesn’t have much to offer. Read full review

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TVJerry

Jul 6, 2013

In Uganda, it's not only illegal to be gay, they're trying to pass a bill to make it punishable by death. This doc follows David Kato, the country's first openly gay man, and his fellow activists as they talk about their struggles and literally fight for their lives. There's no technique toIn Uganda, it's not only illegal to be gay, they're trying to pass a bill to make it punishable by death. This doc follows David Kato, the country's first openly gay man, and his fellow activists as they talk about their struggles and literally fight for their lives. There's no technique to this film. It tracks these people, their enemies and the events with an often shaky, out of focus camera. Without any pretensions, it manages to convey the message in a disquieting, yet effective style.… Expand

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