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Summary
A mild-mannered doctor is trained in the art of ass-kicking commando vengeance by a no-nonsense ghetto kid in an effort to regain a family heirloom from Uganda’s toughest gang.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 75GoodWatch 73
Audience score77%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 12 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −36 min on the typical 108
typical 10872Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
2016
September 25, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GandaMade in
Uganda
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Nalwanga GloriaBad Black
Alan HofmanisDoctor Ssali
Bisaso DaudaHiriji- NHNabatanzi HawahFlavia
- SMSsebankyaye MohammedSwaaz
Bukenya CharlesKung Fu Villager- KRKizito RobertKung Fu Cop
V.J. EmmieCommentator (voice)- MMuhumuzaJudge
- NANamatovu AnnetMaama Black
- NMNakatudde MadinahYoung Flavia
- KRKasule RoleanWesley Snipes
- NJNakaye JanatiMukyala Hiriji
- KBKirabo BeatriceYoung Bad Black
Kakule WilliamPoliceman
Directing · 1
- Nabwana IGG Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Visual Effects
Writing · 1
- Alan Hofmanis Writer, Producer
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