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This is unironically fucking amazing. Ugandan action cinema. I'll have to dig up the article, but it's even more amazing when you know the background: it's basically TWO GUYS running the studio, making films for <$200 USD a pop. They couldn't get a helicopter for one of their films SO THEY BUILT ONE FROM SCRAP.

Oh, the guy narrating all the action is normal in Uganda. They're called the VJ ("Video Joker") and they help translate the action in the—incredibly likely in Uganda—event there are language barriers with the audience. (I almost did a spit take at the "Ugandan key" joke.)

youtube.com/watch?v=6EcbxyHUGR

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