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Phoebe Ruguru, the director of 18 Hours, makes her acceptance speech during the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria. [Courtesy]
A film on the suffering of a patient who died after waiting for hours in an ambulance has won a continental award.
The movie, 18 Hours, by Phoebe Ruguru, shows the tribulations of Alex Madaga, who was involved in an accident three years ago and died untreated in an ambulance.
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