Winston's Accent


Strange film on the whole really even though i really liked Bill Murray's performance. One thing bugged me in particular though, what was with Winston's accent? The guy was obviously meant to be portraying a character from africa or the carribean but he sounded like he was from india or something.

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He is supposed to be from Ethiopia.

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His accent did not seem realistic and it was distracting. It did sound Indian. Why not choose a real Ethiopan actor or have him play an African-American?

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If Peter Sellers's accent in The Party is anything to go by - and other characters' supposed to be Indian I seen - then, no, Indian it was not. And how many people here even know what an Ethiopian accent is supposed to sound like, anyway?



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