OAFF: Boda Boda Thieves

Boda Boda Thieves

Directed by: Donal Mugisha & James Tayler / 85min

Abel is a young drifter whose existence is put to the test when an accident stops his father from being able to drive his “Boda Boda”, (from “border-to-border”), his motorcycle taxi. All of a sudden, he gains full access to this freedom-representing vehicle. It’s a fantastic opportunity for him to escape his life’s predetermined plot, but it’s not without risk. By paying suitable tribute to the movie Ladri di Biciclette (Vittorio De Sica’s), The Boda Boda Thieves makes a neorealist urban portrait of Kampala brought right up to date with Ugandan music, locations and actors.