History of Uganda (1971–79) to early 1971, Milton Obote's regime had terrorized, harassed, and tortured people. Frequent food shortages had blasted food prices through the ceiling. Obote's persecution of Indian traders had contributed to this. During Obote's regime, flagrant and widespread corruption had emerged. The regime was disliked, particularly in Buganda where people had suffered the most. By January 1971, Milton Obote, then President of Uganda, was prepared to rid himself of the potential threat posed by Idi Amin. Departing for the 1971 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Singapore, he relayed orders to loyal Langi officers that Amin and his supporters in the
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (film) took place in Montreal and Saint-Faustin, Quebec in the Laurentides. Cinematographer Nicolas Canniccioni and Lavoie and chose to shoot in black and white, with Canniccioni employing a Red Epic Monochrome 6K camera. Art director Marjorie Rhéaume also selected colours in designing the sets that would reflect well in this photography. The film's world premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017. It was screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, rather than in the same larger Winter Garden theatre as Lavoie's previous film "Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves", which won Best Canadian