The Pearl of Africa (2017)
1h 32m
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April 1, 2017Release Date
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Captures an intimate's struggle for the right to love. Following a Ugandan transgender girl, forced to leave her country.
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The Pearl of Africa is a documentary film directed by Johnny von Wallstroem, focusing on the life of Cleopatra Kambugu, a Ugandan born woman who decide to live openly as a trans woman despite hostility towards same-sex relations in the country.
The phrase "Pearl of Africa" is attributed to Winston Churchill who used it to describe Uganda's flora and fauna.