Kony order from above movie reinforces values of peace and harmony in hearts of Ugandans- Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has commended the team behind the Ugandan movie ‘Kony- Order from Above’ which was selected for the 92nd Academy Awards.
Popularly known as the Oscars and given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States of America (USA), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy’s voting membership.
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The movie was selected by the Uganda Academy Selection Committee (USASC) as Uganda’s official entry for the 2020 Oscar Awards in the category of best international film.
This marks the very first time Uganda is submitting an entry to the prestigious awards following the launch of the seven-member UASC in July this year.
Speaking about the movie, president Museveni the product from Atonga media is one of the stepping stones to reinforce the values of peace in Uganda.
“This movie is one of the stepping stones to reinforcing the values of peace and harmony in the hearts and minds of people who have known very little of it during their lifetime.”
Museveni applauded the movie director Steven Ayenyi for using himself as an instrument of transformation for ‘his homeland”.
“I encourage all Ugandans to embrace everyday challenges as their own in this same manner and only then shall we see true transformation across all our societies,” he added.
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This movie drama based on actual happenings tells a story of two youth, Otti and Aguti who fall in love during the tumultuous northern Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency.
They are however separated when Otti is abducted at age 11. While in abduction, Otti attempts to escape back home and is instead caught and battered at each attempt.
He decides to stay in the bush with the LRA rebels and is soon introduced into the inner command circle of notorious LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony’s. Despite his concession to notoriety, his love for Aguti remained undeterred. In an attempt to sustain it, Otti wrote letters to Aguti through the village reverend.
During the LRA raid to Aboke Girls School, Aguti and other girls are then abducted.
Upon arrival at the Kony camp, the abductees are shown to Kony who falls in love with Aguti instantly without knowledge of the relationship between her and Otti.
