So what happens when you throw away articles given to you by de-gods designed to help you prosper? This is the plot of a story about the relationship between gods and men in the Ugandan setting. The movie is a collaborative project by Delta TV Uganda and MK Video Center as well as VJ Emmy (who handled the translation/voice over work). The production house is called Media Arc Films and it is written by Steven Mwanje, Produced, Directed and Edited by Musisi David Lubega.
Ronald Magezi who starred in Omuzimu Gw'obulogo, Angela Nakuya who takes on the role of the Msambwa (half woman half spirit).
This one delivers some genuine suspense and in our view is an exploration of the relationships. Gods and men, between men and women and between men and their family members.
Personally it is an in depth look at agreements, contracts or blood covenants which people of faith engage in. The graphics are also impressive.
You could see some parallels between the title and the ideas behind this production with something that others have explored-the sin eater. The belief that in some cultures certain people are supposed to be devoted to the cleansing of others by consuming that which would be considered 'defiled'. In other cultures, it's was a piece of bread that was found on the body of one that had passed. The act of eating the bread was considered to be method of purifying the soul of the deceased. There are currently two under the same title. The first was of an much earlier period of U.S history, while the second used Rome and the Vatican as its primary backdrop.
Ideas that stand out in this Uganda film are about souls and judgement and the ability of some to split the soul into two. As well as the ability to consume souls of less obedient beings.
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