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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 89/100. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 6,939 2020s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Chuko EsiriDirector
- Arie EsiriDirector
- Chuko EsiriWriter
- Akin AdebowaleOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jude AkuwudikeMofe
- Temi Ami-WilliamsRosa
- Tomiwa EdunSeyi
- Cynthia EbijieGrace
- Jacob AlexanderPeter
- Chioma OmeruahMama Esther
- Sadiq DabaJakpor
- Toyin OshinaikeVincent
- Fortune NwaforWisdom
- Bimbo ManuelClarence
- Lala AkindojuHope
- Kelechi UdegbeDauda
Themes
europemigrationlagos16mm film