''The Route'' is a

Ugandan film The emerging film industry in Uganda is known as Ugawood or sometimes Kinauganda by the locals. The 2005 production ''Feelings Struggle'' directed by Ashraf Ssemwogerere is credited with being the first Ugawood film. Many have asserted that this ...

directed by

Jayant Maru Jayant Maru is a Kenyan filmmaker based in Uganda. He has directed films like, ''The Route'', ''K3NT & KAT3'', and '' Sipi''. He has worked with Olympian Stephen Kiprotich Stephen Kiprotich ("KIP-roh-tich", born 27 February 1989) is a Uganda ...

, based on a screenplay he wrote. It is about

human trafficking Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extrac ...

in Uganda.

Cast

* Sharon Detoro as Samantha * Thomas Kayondo as Sam * Edlyn Sabrina as Sabrina * Felix Bwanika as Mr. Nyobobo * Bwanika Esther as Mother *

Bash Luks Bashir Lukonge, known professionally as Bash Luks, is a Ugandan musician, music executive, songwriter, actor and author who is the founder and a member of Lot Fire Records, an independent record label which nurtures new talents in Uganda, East ...

as Doorman

Accolades

* Nominated for the Best Feature Film in Uganda's Film Festival (2013) * Nominated for best Feature Film at the

Silicon Valley African Film Festival The Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) is an annual film festival held in California to promote an understanding and appreciation of Africa and Africans through moving images. Nigerian filmmaker Chike Nwoffiah founded the SVAFF in 2010 an ...

(2013) * Nominated for best feature Film at the Manya Human Rights Film Festival (2013) * Won best feature film at the Nile Diaspora International Film Festival (2013) * Official Selection at the

FESTICAB The International Festival of Cinema and Audiovisual of Burundi (FESTICAB) is an annual film festival held in Burundi. FESTICAB was established by the film director Léonce Ngabo in 2009. It comprises competitions in three categories: Burundian fi ...

Burundi Film Festival (2014) * Nominated for best production in the Diaspora at Kalasha Awards (2014) * Official Selection at the Herat International Women's Film Festival (2015) * Won Best East African Feature Film at Mashariki African Film Festival (2015)

References

*http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/Film-director-explores-social-themes/-/812796/1920132/-/nbwk31z/-/index.html *http://nollywoodtvonline.blogspot.com/2013/06/interview-with-jayant-maru.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20151007114355/http://www.theinsider.ug/tanzania-bans-uganda-film-over-too-much-sex/ *http://english.cntv.cn/2014/05/05/VIDE1399235397335242.shtml#.U3pKWlhiOsQ.twitter Ugandan drama films Films shot in Uganda 2013 films {{Uganda-film-stub