Shrapnel: Uganda’s Hemdee Kiwanuka A Master Of His Own In Hollywood
17th August 2023
In Shrapnel, a former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter. Shrapnel stars; Cam Gigandet, Jason Patric, Kesia Elwin, William Kaufman, Guillermo Ivan, and Mauricio Mendoza
Hemdee Kiwanuka is back with a 2023 movie
NewVision Reporter
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Hemdee Kiwanuka, a Ugandan, US-based action auteur returned to cinemas in 2023 with a more understated outing, and yet Hemdee Kiwanuka's “MR-9” checked all the boxes of a brilliant action thriller movie.
Even as kidnap-based action franchises grow increasingly over-the-top, Hemdee Kiwanuka’s “Shrapnel” has upped the ante even further.
In Shrapnel, a former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Shrapnel stars; Cam Gigandet, Jason Patric, Kesia Elwin, William Kaufman, Guillermo Ivan, and Mauricio Mendoza, and below is the link to the official trailer.
Jason Patric plays a rancher who crosses the border in search of his missing daughter who mysteriously vanishes during a trip to Mexico with her best friend.
He decides to take matters into his own hands, with the help of a former Marine buddy (Cam Gigandet), after the local authorities provide little help and he discovers that they're in cahoots with the dangerous cartel behind his daughter's disappearance.
The movie had a limited release on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Apart from the director Hemdee Kiwanuka, others making it to Shrapnel’s crew list are; William Kaufman (Director) Chad Law, Johnny Walters (Writers) under Saban Films production company.
The film's director Hemdee Kiwanuka last directed The Wrecker and MR-9: DO OR DIE, which is set for release this August.