The Bad Mexican

The Bad Mexican

Unfortunately this is a true story...

2018 · 15 min · Comedy, Thriller

Youth unemployment remains a serious problem in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda, Kenneth is a young Ugandan writer who has this one chance to get a job that will enable him to pay off a gangster loan shark (Moses) but his day doesn’t go exactly as planned, Moses won’t listen to any of that.

Directed by Loukman Ali · Written by Loukman Ali

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