Pundits have for long criticized Ugandan filmmakers for shying away from making movies based on relevant issues, specifically the HIV/Aids scourge which has ravaged the country for the last 30 years. It is only a few local films, most notably the 2006 Uganda-Nigeria collabo, Roses in the Rain, which have significantly portrayed the Aids theme.
A few other productions have vaguely addressed the deadly disease, but only as a minor plot.
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