Tomiwa Edun
Series
Criterion collection volume 1121
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This revelatory, award-winning debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of everyday human endurance in Lagos, Nigeria. Shot on richly textured 16 mm film and infused with the spirit of neorealism, it traces the journeys of two distantly connected strangers Mofe, an electrician dealing with the fallout of a family tragedy, and Rosa, a hairdresser supporting her pregnant teenage...