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Call Me Kuchu
The story of Uganda's first openly gay man, David Kato.
The story of Uganda's first openly gay man, David Kato.
Documentary - 2012
Call Me Kuchu
7.6
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In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world.
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
11 Feb 2012
Country:
UG, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 13 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The film is impassioned and powerful but not frenzied, riling the viewers' emotions without giving in to them itself.
– Keith Staskiewicz,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct 2013
fresh:
Stirring, heartbreaking and thoroughly infuriating ...
– Geoff Pevere,
Globe and Mail,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
Both Senyonjo and Kato light up the screen.
– Betsy Sharkey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jun 2013
fresh:
This alternately harrowing and inspirational doc puts a human face on the fight for gay rights in Uganda.
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jun 2013
fresh:
Horrific and uplifting ...
– Ella Taylor,
NPR,
14 Jun 2013
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