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Sophie Neiman

Uganda’s first Oscar-nominated film tells story of Bobi Wine persecution

Popstar-turned-politican Bobi Wine, in Kampala, Uganda [Sophie Neiman/Al Jazeera]

Kampala, Uganda – This January, when Bobi Wine learned that the film documenting his 2021 Ugandan presidential bid had been nominated for an Academy Award, he was hiding from the police.

The swaggering popstar-turned-opposition leader had been on the run for five days, not sleeping or showering. This was after security forces cordoned off his home in response to his calls for protests over the poor road conditions in Uganda as the Non-Aligned Movement’s summit held in the capital Kampala.

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