Omusajja agwana mukalegga.

This one feels much more like it would have flourished as a series. It has the largest cast I have seen in a single movie. The story is done well and has quite a number of twists and turns. It is effectively about a guy who gets the girl...but gets a ton more than what he bargains for. 

This is a film about duality. A presentation of two practitioners of traditional. The real (one guy who seems to deliver) and the fake (another who simply uses his networks and technology). it also has two women. One content while the other not. It has two men one rich and one seeking to be rich. It is done by Ramon Productions. They have made a name for themselves for being the go to group for Action Sequences. Some have even described the director of these as the Ugandan Quentin Tarantino. 

His films are headquartered in Wakaliga which has become known as Wakaliwood. This crew gave us Who Killed Captain Alex, they also gave us Ani Mulalu (who is really crazy) which went far beyond the usual NGO funded projects about saving the lives of children and awareness raising to an effective local action packed hit. Maybe the film was slightly negative in its portrayal of rich people as kid snatchers but these are the ideas that have filtered through the press. His most recent one talks of collaboration with Dolph Londgren. Another one that Is out is called Million  Dollar Child-about a wiz kid who has developed a tool that helps him control people. It is also described as the Uganda's version of the Expendables (operations kakongolilo).*

*Kakongolilo is a maize cob. 

Nantaba-The devil within

This one is a collaborative effort by a host of talented actors many of whom work with family members in drama groups that have dominated the screen and production houses for years. The most popular of these is probably Theatre La Bonita and VCR Studios. Others Were created and merged much later. In the sixties and seventies the themes that dominated the stage were mainly political and cultural. The drama groups were as important as they would have been in other centers of power. Functioning to keep the royal house laughing and communicating tough subjects. Many production houses have sprung up from these groups and after years of performance many have become household names. 

Nantaba is about a goddess who rules an Island. She is served by men and will not tolerate the presence of women. 

We expect quite a clash when a stranger uses a groups of women (innocently plying their street trade) into his house where he manages to capture them. Will they escape his grasp. Will the culturally frightening host accept these new guests? What will happen to the adherents of her faith when confronted with these issues. 

In two parts this one should also be fun to watch. The graphics work is impressive as is the choice of sets for production. This film gives you an insiders view in the hidden world of traditional religion and uses current events to question ideas that abound about faith and practice and tradition.