Movies and TV shows set in uganda
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in uganda ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, disturbing, suspense, tension and dark films and TV shows about / with violence, murder, soldier, airplane, airport, brutality, child, death, rescue and politics plots mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Uganda and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as uganda: The Last King of Scotland (2006), Queen of Katwe (2016), 7 Days in Entebbe (2018), Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981), Mississippi Masala (1991), Bad Black (2016), Escape from Uganda (2013), Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010), The Congo Murders (2018), Machine Gun Preacher (2011).
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and ...
Style:
political, factual, suspense, harsh, brutal ...
Plot:
dictatorship, dictator, doctor, polygamy, genocide, atrocity, corruption, politics, biopic, violence, israeli, violent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
africa, uganda, scotland, united kingdom, south africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, captivating, disturbing, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
poverty, chess, child protagonist, widow, rise to the top, mentor, small town, biopic, mother daughter relationship, contests and competitions, team, african american ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 2010s, 1950s, future ...
Place:
uganda, africa, indiana
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Malta
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane with 248 passengers on board and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, rough, social ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
rescue mission, terrorist, counter terrorism, politics, airplane hijack, terrorism, dictator, hijacker, hijacking, telephone call, airplane, hostage ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
israel, uganda, jerusalem, frankfurt germany, athens greece
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Nigeria, Kenya
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Style:
sinister, political thriller, suspense, slasher, grindhouse
Plot:
dictator, cannibal, cannibalism, atrocity, erotica, revolution, african, conflict, dictatorship, international law, black history, afrikaans ...
Time:
70s
Place:
uganda, africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.
Style:
sexy, romantic, light, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, immigrant, culture clash, interracial relations, racial prejudice, indians, passion, family drama, stereotypes, honest, love affair, fall in love ...
Time:
70s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1972, year 1990
Place:
mississippi, uganda, africa, india, southern usa ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Uganda
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A mild-mannered doctor is trained in the art of ass-kicking commando vengeance by a no-nonsense ghetto kid in an effort to regain a family heirloom from Uganda’s toughest gang.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, independent film, action comedy ...
Plot:
revenge, kung fu, commando, fight, vengeance, battles, gang, vigilante, underdog, martial arts, ghetto, urban ...
Place:
uganda, africa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Uganda
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Shikha Samuel (Rima Killingal) and Jayakrishnan (Vijay Babu) have eloped and made Uganda their home with the help of Advocate Firoz (Mukesh), who is practising law there. The couple is leading a happy life with a girl child of their own. ...
Style:
thrilling, suspense, tension, emotional, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, escape, wrongful conviction, male female relationship, falsely accused, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, false accusation, accusation ...
Place:
uganda, africa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Uganda
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain (Alex) and a drug racketeer’s brother are killed. Both sides seek revenge, escalating into war.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, retro ...
Plot:
strong violent content, gory, battles, drug dealing, vengeance, police officer killed, police raid, danger, rivalry, fish, shootout, exploitation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
africa, uganda
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Norway, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, South Africa
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache.
Plot:
prison, mercenary, friend, brotherhood, friends, murder, politics, manhunt, trial, motorcycle, son, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
africa, uganda, congo
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Style:
inspirational, heroic, touching, realistic, biblical ...
Plot:
christian, child in peril, violence, christianity, civil war, religion, gunfight, lone hero, children, brutality, atrocity, biopic ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
sudan, uganda, africa, pennsylvania, california
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 ...
Style:
political, exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hijacking, military, war on terror, conflict, airplane, conservative, threat, dictator, judaism, secret mission, disaster ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
uganda, africa, israel, palestine
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in Uganda.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, aviation, military, conflict, war on terror, struggle, hostage, airport, dictatorship, revolutionary, revolution, conservative ...
Place:
uganda, middle east, africa
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Genre: Musical, Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Comedy stage show portraying the legendary Danish multi-millionaire Simon Spies who lived quite an unusual life in the 70's and 80's, filled with sex, ladies, booze, drugs, business, and airplanes. A man who constantly played around with ...
Style:
period piece, dark comedy, sketch comedy
Plot:
hedonism, biopic, satire, playboy, scandal, celebrity culture, media manipulation, drug use, moral ambiguity, glamour, irresponsible, ambition ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
uganda
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Israel
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
israeli, hostage, war on terror, airplane hijack, machine gun, judaism, secret mission, dictatorship, raf, conflict, struggle, conservative ...
Time:
70s
Place:
israel, middle east, uganda, paris france, africa ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A culmination of Chelsea Handler's stand-up comedy tour in support of her fourth New York Times #1 Bestseller, Uganda Be Kidding Me.
Style:
witty, humorous, not serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Plot:
female comedian, stand up comedy, profanity, performer's life, artists and showbiz, live performance, joke, storytelling, adult humor, mature, irreverent, confession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, uganda, illinois, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The year is 1965 and Danny Embling, is an awkward, underdeveloped teen suffering from occasional bouts of stuttering, attends an all-male boarding school in New South Wales, Australia. it has been some time since Danny has had any romantic ...
Style:
realistic, touching, teen, romantic, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, kids
Plot:
boarding school, coming of age, friendship, interracial relations, love, high school, bullying, male pubic hair, white male black female relationship, teenage life, teenage love, forbidden love ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, year 1965, 60s, 70s
Place:
australia, paris france, africa, kenya, uganda
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Uganda
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
As word spreads that there is a serial killer at large who continues to commit murder, an off-duty police officer must return an elderly witness who lives in a remote part of Uganda back to town. Along the way, the policeman gives a ride to an ...
Style:
road movie, tension, suspense, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, secrets, car journey, deception, moral ambiguity, murder, claustrophobia, slow burn, interrogation, single, isolation, investigation ...
Place:
africa, uganda
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In April of 1994, four women from different backgrounds and beliefs are trapped and hiding during the Rwandan genocide. Their fight for survival against all odds unites the women in an unbreakable sisterhood.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, brutal ...
Plot:
genocide, survival, women's rights, woman in danger, struggle for survival, political unrest, civil rights movement, female protagonist, sorority, civil rights, leader, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
rwanda, africa, tanzania, france, east africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past proves impossible to escape.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, political, visual ...
Plot:
justice, genocide, social justice, conspiracy, survivor, black, legal, life is a bitch, female protagonist, society, badass, african american ...
Place:
rwanda, africa, east africa, uganda, france ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paris, April 1994. Young freelance journalist Antoine Rives is making a report on Westerners who have been repatriated from Rwanda, fleeing the massacres. He meets Clément, a student of Hutu origin whose Tutsi fiancée Alice hasn’t been able to ...
Style:
creepy, horrifying, brutal, disturbing, tension ...
Plot:
african, rwandan genocide, aid worker, conflict, trapped, ptsd, dead boy, machine gun, dead man, infection, prisoner, rape ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
africa, east africa, france, tanzania, uganda ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial ...
Style:
serious, emotional, political, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
genocide, rwandan genocide, fall in love, aids, interracial romance, politics, hopes, journalism, love affair, social differences, against humanity, racism ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
rwanda, africa, france, east africa, uganda ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Rwanda, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Debra Winger, Oris Erhuero and Idris Elba star in this drama framed by the Rwandan genocide.
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
genocide, massacre, coup, racism, against humanity, rwandan genocide, murder, civil war, politics, mass child killing, ethnic cleansing, mass murder ...
Time:
year 2005, year 1994, 90s
Place:
africa, rwanda, washington d.c., uganda, france ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Canadian Lt. General Romeo Dallaire was the military commander of the UN mission in Rwanda and this movie is personal and, all too true, story of his time there during the genocide of 1994. It is not quite as moving as the earlier Hotel Rwanda and ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, bleak, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
genocide, politics, rwandan genocide, civil war, betrayal, hopes, chaos, military, dishonesty, righting the wronged, anti war, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, rwanda, ireland, uganda, east africa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
children, family relations, genocide, brutality, election, school teacher, birthday, friendship, culture clash, parents and children, dishonesty, mentor ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, year 1993, year 1994
Place:
africa, rwanda, east africa, tanzania, uganda ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
genocide, politics, coup d'etat, violence, survival, against the odds, rwandan genocide, teacher, survivor, priest, fighting the system, human spirit ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, rwanda, united kingdom, uganda, tanzania ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
genocide, racism, hotel, against humanity, war, violence, politics, cruelty, civil war, war crime, refugee, un ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 90s, 2000s
Place:
rwanda, africa, south africa, congo, somalia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Uganda
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Within the city of Kampala, lies a seedy underbelly of blackmail, drug trafficking, child prostitution and exploitation of women run by an unknown racket. When the lies beneath each relationship are exposed and loyalties are tested, only death and ...
Style:
tense, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, unusual plot structure
Plot:
theft, love, female assassin, betrayal, drug, female villain, blackmail, hollywood, family man, hypocrisy, greed, african ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2014
Place:
africa, east africa, uganda
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?
Style:
sentimental, visually stunning, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
coming of age, robbery, boy, stolen money, children, youth, saint, greed, catholic, self discovery, single parent, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, britain, uganda, ethiopia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa
Style:
enigmatic, talky, melancholic, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, obsession, wilderness, movie business, elephant, storytelling, obsessive quest, danger, friends, friendship, racial slur, treasure hunt ...
Time:
50s, year 1990, 20th century, 1950s, 70s
Place:
africa, uganda, london, texas, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When ...
Style:
intense, tense, serious, touching, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
jungle, chase, gorilla, animal, giant animal, beast, friendship, poacher, giant monster, kaiju, transformation, dangerous animal ...
Time:
90s, jurassic
Place:
africa, los angeles, california, uganda, usa ...
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