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Stories Set in Uganda
Lakes, hills and farmland define Uganda, a landlocked country in East Africa. British protectorate rule was followed by Idi Amin's military dictatorship from 1971 to 1979 and later northern war, so stories often weigh dictatorship, faith and youthful resolve. The Last King of Scotland portrays the Amin years, while Queen of Katwe follows a Kampala chess player. Open Uganda on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 9 books, 19 movies and 1 game set in Uganda.
The Last King of Scotland
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…
Queen of Katwe
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
চাঁদের পাহাড়
বাঙালীর ছেলে শঙ্কর, পাকা খেলোয়াড়, নামজাদা বক্সার, ওস্তাদ সাঁতারু—এফ্-এ পাশ করে সুবোধ ছেলের মত কাজকর্মের সন্ধান করল না, দাশান্তরের হাতছানি পেয়ে সে পাড়ি দিল সুদুর পূর্ব-আফ্রিকায় । ইউগান্ডা রেলওয়ের নতুন লাইন তৈরী…
Chimpanzee
A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests.
7 Days in Entebbe
In 1976 four hijackers take over an Air France airplane en route from Tel Aviv to Paris and force it to land in Entebbe Uganda. With 248 passengers on board one of the most daring rescue missions ever is set in motion.
Who Killed Captain Alex?
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 is killed.
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
Now a New York Times Bestseller!As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He…
Mississippi Masala
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.
Kisses from Katie
What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother’s heart, lose all but…
General Idi Amin Dada
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet reviewing his troops explaining his ideology.
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