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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary 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 ...

Directed By: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Written By: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
  • 1 h 27 m

Call Me Kuchu

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary 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 ...

Directed By: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Written By: Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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7% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
80
93% Positive
14 Reviews
7% Mixed
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90
Jun 14, 2013
Horrific and uplifting.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 11, 2013
What makes Kuchu work as taut agitprop, and ultimately to devastating emotional effect, is that Wright and Zouhali-Worrall allow the enormity of the film's political concerns to be telegraphed through the stories, experiences, and astute analysis of ordinary queer folk and their hetero allies.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 13, 2013
The very best — and, alas, the very worst — of human nature is captured in this heartbreaking and inspiring documentary.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
80
May 30, 2013
While a local filmmaker’s perspective may have brought more dimensions, the coverage of events here is impressive and on the mark.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
80
May 30, 2013
A timely, gut-wrenching but ultimately hopeful work.
By Carmen Gray FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 15, 2013
Even in death, Kato has been harassed. In one of this movie’s many unsettling scenes, a pastor interrupts his funeral to condemn the dead man to eternal damnation.
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58
Jun 12, 2013
Apart from its laudable goal of raising awareness, the film doesn’t have much to offer.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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42% Negative
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Production Company Chicken And Egg Pictures
Release Date Jun 14, 2013
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/CallMeKuchu
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Outflix Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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