The Felistas Fable Explained

The Felistas Fable
Director:Dilman Dila
Cinematography:Cyril Ducottet
Editing:Jonathan Ojok
Country:Uganda
Language:English
Runtime:90 minutes.[1]

The Felistas Fable is a 2013 Ugandan film written, directed and produced by Dilman Dila.[2] The film stars Veronica Namanda, Mike Wawuyo, Kaddzu Isaac and Mathew Nabwiso.[3]

Plot

Felistas is cursed. She stinks. No one can stand to stay near her. She lives in seclusion in an abandoned house. One day, a witchdoctor finds a solution to her problems. A cry-baby man can inherit the smell from her. Felistas is hesitant to grab the opportunity, because she does not want another person to go through the same pain she has endured. But she longs to reunite with her husband and child. So she kidnaps a man, Dan, who is a virgin desperate to get married. Dan recently got a job that makes him very rich. This attracts the attention of Kate, a gold-digger who he has wooed for a long time, and that of a corrupt cop, Jomba, who frames him for murder in an extortion scheme. As Felistas races against time to deliver Dan to the witch and win back her husband’s love, it turns into a high-energy chase with a voluptuous Kate and a trigger-happy Jomba hot on her tail.[4] [5]

Cast

Critical reception

The Felistas Fable[6] won two nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best First Feature by a Director, and for Best Make-up Artist.[7] [8] It was also nominated for the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014 for Best Make-up Artist.[8] It won four awards at the Uganda Film Festival Awards 2014,[9] [10] for (Best Screenplay), (Best Actor),(Best Feature Film), and (Best Director/Film of the Year).

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ama-awards.com/film/felistas-fable-0 "The Felistas Fable"
  2. http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/preview-the-felistas-fable-contemporary-ugandan-beauty-the-beast-folk-tale "Preview 'The Felistas Fable' (Contemporary Ugandan 'Beauty & The Beast' Folk Tale)"
  3. http://www.thefelistasfable.com/p/crew-and-credits.html "Cast and Crew "
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2667204/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt "The Felistas Fable(2013) "
  5. http://www.thefelistasfable.com/p/synopsis.html "Plot Summary "
  6. http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/preview-the-felistas-fable-contemporary-ugandan-beauty-the-beast-folk-tale,Preview 'The Felistas Fable' (Contemporary Ugandan 'Beauty & The Beast' Folk Tale)
  7. http://chimpreports.com/index.php/mobile/entertainment/20522-film-uganda-misses-oscars-at-amaa.html, Film: Uganda Loses Out On AMAA Oscars
  8. http://viasat1.com.gh/vone/news/entertainmentmain.php?postId=27, AMAA 2014: Joselyn Dumas, Shirley Frimpong, others nominated
  9. Web site: allAfrica.com: Uganda: Felista's Fable Dominates Film Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213192603/http://allafrica.com/stories/201409010136.html. 2014-12-13.
  10. Web site: Felistas reigns supreme at film awards. September 2014.
  11. http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33591:felistas-fable-dominates-film-awards&catid=42:sizzling-entertainment&Itemid=74 "Felista’s Fable dominates film awards "

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