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    Movie review: A pop star fights an autocrat in uneven but rousing doc 'Bobi Wine: The People's President'

    by Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times Aug 01, 2023 2 minutes
    Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine in the documentary " Bobi Wine: The People’ s President."

    In case the world needed reminding, autocrats don't give up power easily. And they don't take criticism well — especially from a beloved pop star with a huge platform and an eye on their jobs.

    "Bobi Wine: The People's President" shows what happens when a prominent public figure tries to unseat a ruler who has held power since 1986. Wine, an Afrobeat singer

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