Devil's Chest

Devil's Chest is a 2017 Ugandan war film about the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in northern Uganda. It was written, produced and directed by Hassan Mageye and stars Hasifah Nande Nakitende and Samuel Rogers Masaaba in the lead roles. It premiered in Gulu in October 2017 and in Kampala in May 2019.[1][2]

Devil’s Chest
Film poster
Directed byHassan Mageye
Produced byHassan Mageye
Written byHassan Mageye
Starring
  • Hasifah Nande Nakitende
  • Samuel Rogers Masaaba


Production
company
New Cinema Productions
Sanyuka Efrican Ent.
Release date
  • 10 June 2017 (2017-06-10) ( Gulu)
  • 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) (Kabuusu Kampala)
CountryUganda
LanguageEnglish, Swahili

Summary

During the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda, a village woman is forced to be a wife of the rebel leader Joseph Kony, the man who killed her husband. She becomes a soldier and fights for her freedom.[3]

Reception

The film was well received in Uganda and across Africa for its story, acting and direction.[4] It received the most nominations (nine) at the 5th Uganda Film Festival Awards in 2017 and won four awards including Best Feature Film and Best Director.[5][6] It was also nominated at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) awards for Best Movie East African and Best Overall Movie.[7] Some of the technical, story and action aspects of the film were however criticised. Collins Kakwezi of Amakula Film Festival called the film a botched project citing that the action scenes were lacking and that the rebel leader, Joseph Kony was portrayed as a kind man through actor Samuel Rogers Masaaba.[8]

Awards
Awards & Nominations
Year Award Category Received by Result Ref
2017 Uganda Film Festival Awards Best Script (Screenplay) Hassan Mageye Nominated [9][10]
Best Costume and Production Design Hassan Mageye Nominated
Best Cinematography Hassan Mageye Won
Best Sound Hassan Mageye Won
Best Editing and Post Production Hassan Mageye Won
Best Actress Hasifah Nande Nakitende Nominated
Best Actor in a Feature Film Samuel Rogers Masaaba Nominated
Best Director Hassan Mageye Won
Best Feature Film Hassan Mageye Won
2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Movie East Africa Nominated
Best Overall Movie Nominated
Amakula Film Festival Best Feature Film Nominated

References
  1. "Devil's Chest: Kony movie premieres this May". The Edge. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Devil's Chest Movie To Premiere Over The Weekend". How We. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. Labeja, Peter. "New Kony Movie Premieres in Gulu". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Warlord's fighters become film stars as Ugandan cinema booms". Stripes. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. Ssejjombwe, Isaac. "The 'Devil's chest' takes most of it at Uganda Film Festival". Sqoop. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. Kaggwa, Andrew. "Devil's Chest film the toast of Uganda Film Festival awards". The Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. Kabuye, Kalungi. "Uganda gets record number of nominations in 'Africa's Oscars'". New Vision. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. "Devil's chest; a botched action attempt". Amakula Film Festival. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. "OFFICIAL NOMINEES LIST FOR THE UGANDA FILM FESTIVAL 2017" (PDF). Uganda Film Festival (UFF). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  10. Zahid, Fayzan. "FULL LIST: 2017 Uganda Film Festival Award Winners". Chimpreports. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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