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21st Century Cinema

Mother of George

1h 46m

Directed by Andrew Dosunmu • 2013 • Nigeria, United States
Starring Isaach De Bankolé, Danai Gurira, Yaya Alafia

Photographer turned filmmaker Andrew Dosumnu’s eye for striking compositions and vibrant colors is on resplendent display in this sensuous visual feast, a heartrending immigrant’s tale centered on Adenike (Danai Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé), a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of their wedding, complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child—a problem that devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leading Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save her family or destroy it.

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