History Film / BadBlack

* RichJerk: Hirigi, to the point of being a HateSink. His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him [[WouldHurtAChild harass and beat Black]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for trying to steal his carparts.]] Later, he intents on [[CommunityThreateningConstruction bringing down the whole Ghetto to buy their lands]] and also [[IHaveNoSon disowns his own son]] for wanting to marry a woman below his social position, [[{{Hypocrite}} despite dating the ghetto woman himself]]. Finally, it is revealed that he's thrown his daughter out as well, for the same reason as with Kenny.

''Bad Black'' is a 2016 low-budget action film by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (Nabwana I.G.G.), creator of the 2011 cult hit ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'', and Alan "Ssali" Hofmanis. The film primarily follows two storylines: the rise of Black, a street-girl-turned-gang-leader, and Doctor Ssali, an American who seeks revenge on her. The film opens with a man called "Swaaz" (short for "Schwarzenegger") and his child sidekick "Buddy Spencer" robbing a bank, desperately in search of medical funds to save Swaaz's dying wife. The police arrive, and a car chase through the streets of Kampala commences. Spencer takes the money and jumps out of the car, while Swaaz continues to draw the police's attention. Swaaz crashes into a sports car in a street race, gets in a shootout with the police, and is killed when his car explodes.

''Bad Black'' is a 2016 low-budget action film by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (Nabwana I.G.G.), creator of the 2011 cult hit ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'', and Alan "Ssali" Hofmanis. The film primarily follows two storylines: the rise of Black, a street-girl-turned-gang-leader, and Doctor Ssali, an American who seeks revenge on her. The film opens with a man alled "Swaaz" (short for "Schwarzenegger") and his child sidekick "Buddy Spencer" robbing a bank, desperately in search of medical funds to save Swaaz's dying wife. The police arrive, and a car chase through the streets of Kampala commences. Spencer takes the money and jumps out of the car, while Swaaz continues to draw the police's attention. Swaaz crashes into a sports car in a street race, gets in a shootout with the police, and is killed when his car explodes.

The movie then jumps ahead an undefined number of years, and shows a man from the ghetto getting harassed by wealthy uptown for socializing with a woman from "across the bridge." The ghetto man retreats back to his home neighborhood, where his friends back him up in a fight. Although the uptown men flee, his mother's fruit stand is destroyed in the fight. The man says it isn't sustainable or healthy for his mother to keep raising Black, an orphan girl she took in; Black hears the argument from the other room and realizes she isn't wanted, so she runs away from home. After being rescued from some street thugs, she's brought into a gang led by a "commando." While scrounging for scrap, she's harassed and threatened by a wealthy man named Hirigi, and is later accused by her boss of stealing from her. After witnessing the gang leader kill another child, she steals his gun while he sleeps and kills him.

-->"He's alive! Captain Alex is alive! ...he's dead. He is ''s-o-o'' dead."

''Bad Black'' was shot in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Uganda Uganda]]'s Wakaliga slum (nicknamed "Wakaliwood") of the capital Kampala by Nabwana's film studio, Ramon Film Productions. Much like ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'', the film is overdubbed with translation, narration, and color commentary by VJ ("Video Joker") Emmie. Despite being released in Uganda in 2016, ''Bad Black'' did not see a worldwide release until June of 2019, when it was made part of a Blu-Ray double-feature with ''Captain Alex''.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: During Kenny's shootout, VJ Emmie compares him to Rambo, Arnold Schwarzenegger... and Bill Murray.

* TheStinger: Black is turning her life around three months later, working at a nurse in Ssali's clinic. Hirigi's wife shows up and tries to shoot Black for ruining her husband's life—she misses... but hits Ssali.

* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: Before Black shows up to the gun deal, several of the dealer's minions are debating whether Creator/SylvesterStallone could kill [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Predator the Predator]].

''Bad Black'' is a 2016 low-budget action film by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (Nabwana I.G.G.), creator of the 2011 cult hit ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'', and Alan "Ssali" Hofmanis. The film primarily follows two storylines: the rise of Black, a street-girl-turned-gang-leader, and Doctor Ssali, an American who hunts for Black after she steals his father's dog tags. The film opens with a man alled "Swaaz" (short for "Schwarzenegger") and his child sidekick "Buddy Spencer" robbing a bank, desperately in search of medical funds to save Swaaz's dying wife. The police arrive, and a car chase through the streets of Kampala commences. Swaaz gives Spencer the money and tells him to jump out of the car, while Swaaz continues to draw the police's attention. Swaaz is stopped when he crashes into a sports car in a street race, and gets in a final shootout with the police, and is killed when his car explodes.

The movie then jumps ahead an undefined number of years, and shows a man from the ghetto getting harassed by men from uptown for socializing with a woman from "across the bridge" (which divides the wealthy neighborhoods from the slums). The ghetto man retreats back to his home neighborhood, where his friends back him up in a fight. Although the uptown men flee, his mother's fruit stand is destroyed in the fight. The man urges his mother to stop taking care of a young girl named Black; Black hears the argument from the other room and realizes she isn't wanted, so she runs away from home. After being rescued from some street thugs, she's brought into a gang led by a so-called "commando." While scrounging for scrap, she's harassed and threatened by a wealthy man named Hirigi, and she's later accused by her boss of stealing from her. After witnessing the gang leader kill another child, she steals his gun while he sleeps and kills him.

The movie jumps ahead again by ten years, showing the arrival of the "muzungu" (white) Doctor Adam Ssali, and his child assistant Wesley Snipes. Wesley notices that Ssali has a commando's dog tags, and Ssali explains that they were his father's—his parents, his brother, and even his dog were commandos, but he chose to become a doctor. Black, having since become leader of the game, decides to steal from Ssali after seeing his dog tags and believing he was a commando. Meanwhile, she also begins a plot to defraud Hirigi by seducing him and gaining control of his bank account. Hirigi is shown to be an abusive father and husband, kicking his son Kenny out for impregnating a woman from the ghetto, and later beating his wife.

When Ssali finds that his possessions (especially his dog tags) were stolen by Black, Wesley says he has to become a commando and take them back by force. Thus begins a long and arduous training session that ends with Ssali launching a disastrous attack on Black's hideout, but he resolves to try again. Meanwhile, Kenny approaches the hideout in search of drugs, and remains incredibly high throughout the rest of the movie. Black continues to seduce Hirigi, promising him that she would be a better wife and would provide a better-behaved son, and convinces Hirigi to give her access to his bank account. She takes him to meet her foster grandmother, who is outraged, but at Hirigi: she reveals that Black is actually Hirigi's granddaughter, and her mother is his daughter Flavia, who he forced out of his house for marrying a poor man. When Hirigi tries to leave, Black steals his car keys. When he returns to his house on foot with a police officer (who is Black's foster "uncle"), Black shoots her uncle dead, prompting Hirigi to run away in terror.

Black is conducting a gun deal in her hideout, but it's right as both the police are raiding and Ssali is attacking to steal back his dog tags. He gets to her first, then turns her over to the police once he's recovered his dog tags. In prison, she's intimidated by the prison gang leader Supazilla, but eventually befriends her. Black also befriends a woman who was arrested just after giving birth, and hopes to one day meet her daughter after she's released. That night, Black's gang give Kenny a bunch of guns and turn him loose on the prison, where he claims to be the real Black. He releases all the prisoners, but Black convinces the other woman to stay: she only has two days left in her sentence, and getting recaptured during the escape means she may never see her daughter again. Black is caught offscreen, and Kenny is subdued and captured alive.

The film jumps ahead to two days later, where the woman is being released from court. She immediately goes to a courtroom, where Black is facing civil charges brought against her by Hirigi (the criminal charges were dropped and placed on Kenny). She begins explaining her past, which reveals that Swaaz was her father, and that he robbed the bank to save Flavia, who was dying in childbirth. Buddy Spencer was able to deliver the money to the hospital in time, and Flavia's life was saved, but she was immediately arrested due to her connection to Swaaz. The baby Black was then given to her foster grandmother to raise. The woman released from prison stands up, reveals she is Flavia, and runs forward to embrace her daughter. The judge is satisified with the explanation, dismisses the charges, and adjourns the court.

''Bad Black'' was shot in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Uganda Uganda]]'s Wakaliga slum (nicknamed "Wakaliwood") of the capital Kampala by Nabwana's film studio, Ramon Film Productions. Much like ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'', the film is overdubbed with translation, narration, and color commentary by VJ ("Video Joker") Emmie. Despite being first released in Uganda in 2016, ''Bad Black'' did not see a worldwide release until June of 2019, when it was made part of a Blu-Ray double-feature with ''Captain Alex''.

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: When Ssali first tries to infiltrate Black's hideout and gets in a fight, he's thoroughly trounced and runs back to Wesley Snipes.

* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Black and Supazilla are not only the leaders of their gangs, but also the toughest members.

* BadassFamily: Everyone in Ssali's family—his father, his mother, his brother, and even his ''[[ActionPet dog]]''—are commandos except for him.

* LanguageBarrier: Ssali doesn't understand what his child patient's name was, so he just calls her "Betty."

* PoliceAreuseless: Ssali tried to go to the police after Black stole his dog tags, to no avail. Wesley Snipes tells him that the police are useless and that he needs to become a commando to bring about justice.

--> "It took me years to get this tough!"

* TheBully: Supazilla seems to occupy this role in the prison's hierarchy. She demands payment from Black the first time they meet.
* CaptainObvious: VJ Emmie frequently announces the title of the movie, its producers, and that it's by the same people behind ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex''.

* DeadManWalking: VJ Emmie has low expectations for Ssali's future the first time Black targets him for a robbery:

* SuicideMission: The members of Black's gang consider an attempt to rescue Black from prison to be this, so they send an oblivious, heavily armed, and very high Kenny to do it.

* YoungerMentorOlderDisciple: Wesley Snipes, despite clearly being under ten years old, is the one who ends up teaching Ssali how to be a commando.

* SingleMaltVision: Kenny sees two of Black while high.

* MistakenForAnImposter: Supazilla notices Black's fancy outfit and mockingly asks if she thinks she's Bad Black or something.

** Kenny is armed to the teeth when he breaks into the prison and frees Black.
* NoodleIncident: During Ssali's rampage, one of the villagers yells that "another muzungu has gone crazy!"

-->"Who killed Captain Alex? ''Schwarzenegger.''"

[[caption-width-right:350:Expect the unexpectable!]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Ssali does one of these to Black's hideout in a quest to get back his dog tags.

* BlackComedyCannibalism: VJ Emmie adds this when Buddy Spencer and his friends chase Ssali:

** Black's "uncle" wanted her out of the house.

* BrawnHilda: Supazilla is one of these, being a rather hefty gang leader who can take down prison guards in a single punch.

Black is conducting a gun deal in her hideout, but it's right as both the police are raiding and Ssali is attacking to steal back his dog tags. He gets to her first, then turns her over to the police once he's recovered his dog tags. In prison, she's intimidated by the prison gang leader Supazilla, but eventually befriends her. Black also befriends a woman who was arrested just after giving birth, and hopes to one day meet her daughter after she's released. That night, Black's gang give Kenny a bunch of guns and turn him loose on the prison, where he claims to be the real Black. He releases all the prisoners, but Black convinces the other woman to stay: she only has two days left in her sentence, and getting recaptured during the escape means she may never see her daughter again. Black is caught trying to flee, and Kenny is subdued and captured alive.

* SoftGlass: Zig-zagged. The glass at the bank teller's window is immune to gunfire, but is able to break from a single hit from a hammer.

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: When Ssali first tries to infiltrate Black's hideout and gets in a fight, he's thoroughly trounced and runs back to Buddy Spencer.

--> "It took me years to get tough!"

* CycleOfRevenge: In TheStinger, Hirigi's wife tries to get her revenge on Black for getting revenge on her husband, which will inevitably lead to Black getting revenge on her [[SequelHook in the sequel]].

The movie jumps ahead again by ten years, showing the arrival of the "muzungu" (white) Doctor Adam Ssali, and his child assistant Wesley Snipes. Wesley notices that Ssali has a commando's dog tags, and Ssali explains that they were his father's—his parents, his brother, and even his dog were commandoes, but he chose to become a doctor. Black, having since become leader of the game, decides to steal from Ssali after seeing his dog tags and believing he was a commando. Meanwhile, she also begins a plot to defraud Hirigi by seducing him and gaining control of his bank account. Hirigi is shown to be an abusive father and husband, kicking his son Kenny out for impregnating a woman from the ghetto, and later beating his wife.

When Ssali finds that his possessions (especially his dog tags) were stolen by Black, Wesley says he has to become a commando and take them back by force. Thus begins a long and arduous [[TrainingMontage training session]] that ends with Ssali launching a disastrous attack on Black's hideout, but he resolves to try again. Meanwhile, Kenny approaches the hideout in search of drugs, and remains incredibly high throughout the rest of the movie. Black continues to seduce Hirigi, promising him that she would be a better wife and would provide a better-behaved son, and convinces Hirigi to give her access to his bank account. She takes him to meet her foster grandmother, who is outraged, but at Hirigi: she reveals that Black is actually Hirigi's granddaughter, and her mother is his daughter Flavia, who he forced out of his house for marrying a poor man. When Hirigi tries to leave, Black steals his car keys. When he returns to his house on foot with a police officer (who is Black's foster "uncle"), Black shoots her uncle dead, prompting Hirigi to run away in terror.

Black is conducting a gun deal in her hideout, but it's right as both the police are raiding and Ssali is attacking to steal back his dog tags. He gets to her first, then turns her over to the police once he's recovered his dog tags. In prison, she's intimidated by the prison gang leader Supazilla, but eventually befriends her. Black also befriends a woman who was arrested just after giving birth, and hopes to one day meet her daughter after she's released. That night, Black's gang give Kenny a bunch of guns and turn him loose on the prison, where he claims to be the real Black. He releases all the prisoners, but Black convinces the other woman to stay: she only has two days left in her sentence, and getting recaptured during the escape means she may never see her daughter again. Black is caught trying to flee, and Kenny is subdued and captured alive (but not after killing a good number of police).

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During Kenny's shootout, VJ Emmie compares him to Rambo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bill Murray.

''Bad Black'' is a 2016 Ugandan action film by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (Nabwana I.G.G.), founder of Wakaliwood Studios and creator of the 2011 cult hit ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'', and Alan "Ssali" Hofmanis. The film primarily follows two storylines: the rise of Black, a street-girl-turned-gang-leader, and Doctor Ssali, an American who hunts for Black after she steals his father's dog tags. The film opens with a man alled "Swaaz" (short for "Schwarzenegger") and his child sidekick "Buddy Spencer" robbing a bank, desperately in search of medical funds to save Swaaz's dying wife. The police arrive, and a car chase through the streets of Kampala commences. Swaaz gives Spencer the money and tells him to jump out of the car, while Swaaz continues to draw the police's attention. Swaaz is stopped when he crashes into a sports car in a street race, and gets in a final shootout with the police, and is killed when his car explodes.

Black is conducting a gun deal in her hideout, but it's right as both the police are raiding and Ssali is attacking to steal back his dog tags. He gets to her first, then turns her over to the police once she's recovered her dog tags. In prison, she's intimidated by the prison gang leader Supazilla, but eventually befriends her. Black also befriends a woman who was arrested just after giving birth, and hopes to one day meet her daughter after she's released. That night, Black's gang give Kenny a bunch of guns and turn him loose on the prison, where he claims to be the real Black. He releases all the prisoners, but Black convinces the other woman to stay: she only has two days left in her sentence, and getting recaptured during the escape means she may never see her daughter again. Black is caught trying to flee, and Kenny is subdued and captured alive (but not after killing a good number of police).

Much like ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'', the film is overdubbed with translation, narration, and color commentary by VJ ("Video Joker") Emmie. Despite being first released in Uganda in 2016, ''Bad Black'' did not see a worldwide release until June of 2019, when it was made part of a Blu-Ray double-feature with ''Captain Alex''.

!! This film provides examples of:

* BadassLongcoat: One of the uncle's friends (who later fights Ssali when he first tries to attack Black's hideout)is wearing what seems to be a white lab coat. He certainly rocks the style, though.

* DrugsAreBad: Zig-zagged. One of Black's gang members tries to talk Kenny out of buying drugs... until he finds out that [[OnlyInItForTheMoney Kenny has plenty of money he's willing to spend.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Ssali does one of these to

* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: Before Black shows up to the gun deal, several of the dealer's minions are debating whether Creator/SylvesterStallone could kill Film/ThePredator.

Much like ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'' the film is overdubbed with translation, narration, and color commentary by VJ ("Video Joker") Emmie. Despite being first released in Uganda in 2016, ''Bad Black'' did not see a worldwide release until June of 2019, when it was made part of a Blu-Ray double-feature with ''Who Killed Captain Alex?''

''Bad Black'' is a 2016 Ugandan action film by Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana (Nabwana I.G.G.), founder of Wakaliwood Studios and creator of the 2011 cult hit ''Film/WhoKilledCaptainAlex'', and Alan "Ssali" Hofmanis. The film primarily follows two storylines: the rise of Black, a street-girl-turned-gang-leader, and Doctor Ssali, an American who hunts for Black after she steals his father's dog tags. Much like ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'' the film is overdubbed with translation, narration, and color commentary by VJ ("Video Joker") Emmie.

The film opens with a man VJ Emmie calls "Swaaz" (short for "Schwarzenegger") and his child sidekick "Buddy Spencer" robbing a bank, desperately in search of medical funds to save Swaaz's dying wife. The police arrive, and a car chase through the streets of Kampala commences. Swaaz gives Spencer the money and tells him to jump out of the car, while Swaaz continues to draw the police's attention. Swaaz is stopped when he crashes into a sports car in a street race, and gets in a final shootout with the police, and is killed when his car explodes.