God Loves Uganda
Variance Films | Release Date: October 11, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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83
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Oct 11, 2013
An eye-opening, often-infuriating new documentary. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenOct 17, 2013
[An] incisive and absorbing documentary. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 10, 2013
A searing look at the role of American evangelical missionaries in the persecution of gay Africans, Roger Ross Williams’s God Loves Uganda approaches this intersection of faith and politics with some fairness and a good deal of outrage. Read full review
80
The DissolveAndrew LapinOct 8, 2013
[A] gripping, urgent, and often horrifying documentary. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlOct 8, 2013
Kudos to the filmmakers for so adeptly laying out the history of American evangelicals' Ugandan mission, and for noting that HIV infection rates there have gone up since the abstinence-only education started. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergOct 7, 2013
Williams is to be commended not only for his filmmaking skill, but also for pulling back the curtain on a most disturbing situation. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 26, 2014
God Loves Uganda and recent events make it seem like the time is right for a 21st century raid on Entebbe. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisOct 31, 2013
Watching this film will leave you with some dispiriting questions about America and its values. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 24, 2013
God Loves Uganda clearly lays the blame for it at the feet of the American evangelical movement. The movie doesn’t really argue its case, preferring to stand back, in quiet outrage, as the representatives of that movement are shown with the match in their hands. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthOct 21, 2013
Running a tight 80-odd minutes, Williams' documentary is as concise as it is affecting and powerful, but he leaves just enough room for some indirect hits at some of the more loathsome subjects of the documentary. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangOct 7, 2013
Roger Ross Williams’ forceful polemic succeeds to a startling degree, rightly decrying the use of the gospel to incite homophobia, and allowing the most fervent interviewees to damn themselves with their own proselytizing words. Read full review
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