Synopsis
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
Scores
Overall Score
56.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.6%
Review Aggregate
42.7
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 57 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, action-packed. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotstylizedaction-packeddarkvisually strikingcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiola Sahagun | 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes1,213
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $115,210 | $174,343 |
| International | 2007 | $22,767 | $34,453 |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $137,977 | $208,796 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $66,712 | $100,953 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $347,000 | $525,103 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $129,000 | $195,211 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $5,979,000 | $9,047,816 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $13,435,000 | $20,330,726 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $57,605 | $87,172 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $20,014,317 | $30,286,982 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2007 | $250,000 (est) | $378,316 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $110,000 (est) | $166,459 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $801,000 | $1,212,126 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $1,449,000 | $2,192,722 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $50,000 | $75,663 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $2,660,000 | $4,025,287 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $17,354,317 | $26,261,695 |
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