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God Loves Uganda

Play trailer Poster for God Loves Uganda Released Oct 11, 2013 1h 30m Documentary LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of American religious extremists in Uganda, as a bill to make homosexuality punishable by death in that country gains a strong foothold.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle The moment could not be any timelier for this movie. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 27, 2014 Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star God Loves Uganda charts the rise in persecution and intolerance in the African nation as America's Christian right takes its anti-gay fight to new territory. Rated: 3/4 Nov 21, 2013 Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle Watching this film will leave you with some dispiriting questions about America and its values. Rated: 3/4 Oct 31, 2013 Full Review Bernard Boo Way Too Indie Williams' eye-opening doc reveals the truth about the origins of the Ugandan anti-gay movement and the army of American evangelicals who imported it. Rated: 8.4/10 Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Richard Knight Windy City Times A vitally important film that hopefully will also serve as a reminder to the U.S. LGBTQ movement that complacency about our hard-won freedoms is far from being a global thing. Far from it. Jun 28, 2014 Full Review Jay Stone Canada.com The depiction of moral imperialism is frightening and infuriating. Rated: 4/5 Feb 6, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The good thing about this movie is that it let's those being interviewed to share their view without any interference. It's true that we all have our own biases and I'm pretty the film makers had theirs, yet they seem to be as impartial as they could be. They aren't unfair to IHOP and they give time to a variety of Uganda church leaders to share their views. The only criticisms I'll give it is that they could have interviewed some American Christians who would have been opposed to what IHOP are doing, and they could have interviewed some Ugandan politicians. But all in all it's a wonderfully shot film and worth seeing whatever your views are on the subject. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member this is propaganda I never herd of a Christian wishing death penalty for homosexuals but yes preach against it and that offends the lesbian gay trans rights group so they attack relegion Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This was disturbing to me on so many levels. As someone who was raised Southern Baptist, I recognize the earnest desire among the young people on the mission trip to Africa to bring people to Christ, yet I also see the blindness when it comes to the poverty there. The lack of separation between church and state is also terrifying. How many evangelicals would like to see a Muslim leader creating laws regulating morality? And yet, no one seems to have a problem with laws codifying Christianity as the law of the land. A truly thought-provoking documentary. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member An extremely well done documentary that shines a light on just how immoral it is to try and convert an entire nation on the basis of compassion. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I was shocked. I’m not surprised because I watch the news. America did this is something that we really should look back on. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/21/18 Full Review Audience Member Tragic and shocking. And absolute watch for religious and atheists alike. Should force you to rethink fundamentalism for all religions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of American religious extremists in Uganda, as a bill to make homosexuality punishable by death in that country gains a strong foothold.
Director
Roger Ross Williams
Producer
Julie Goldman, Roger Ross Williams
Screenwriter
Roger Ross Williams, Benjamin Gray, Richard Hankin
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Full Credit Productions, Motto Pictures
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.0K
Runtime
1h 30m