
LifeinKampalatodaycouldbeprettyOKforAbel,ifheweren’tayoungmanwithoutprospects,withafatherwhodrivesabodabodaandkeepsurginghimtomakestartmakingalivingforhimself.Bodabodas(from“border-to-border”)aremotorcycletaxissometimesalsousedtocarrygoods.Abelisayoungdrifterwhoseexistenceisputtothetestwhenanaccidentstopshisfatherfrombeingabletodrive.Allofasudden,hegainsfullaccesstothisfreedom-representingvehicle.It’safantasticopportunityforhimtoescapehislife’spredeterminedplot,butit’snotwithoutrisk.Thereareprofessionalsinthecitywhosespecialtyitistosnatchhandbags–andgetawayontheirbodabodas.Plentyofmoneycanbemadefromtouristsandhalfwits.BypayingsuitabletributetoVittorioDeSica’sLadridibiciclette,Yes!That'sUssucceedsinmakinganeorealisturbanportraitofKampalabroughtrightuptodatewithUgandanmusic,locationsandactors.AbaabibabodabodaisawonderfultakeonaEuropeanclassicfromayoung,Africanperspective.berlinale2015