By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Andrew Dosunmu
Starring: Anthony Okungbowa | Bukky Ajayi | Danai Gurira | Isaach De Bankolé | Klarissa Jackson | Yaya Alafia
Country: nigeria, united_states
Year: 2013
Running time: 107
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094890/combined
Chris says: “At her wedding, Adenike (Danai Gurira), a Nigerian recently transplanted to Brooklyn is asked by her mother-in-law to bear a child named George. In her culture, this is not a request, but a command, her duty. After a year, it’s apparent that she and her chef husband, Ayodele (Isaach de Bankole) cannot conceive. With Ayodele refusing to see a doctor, Adenike must resort to unconventional, controversial measures to get pregnant. There’s not much more to Andrew Dosunmu’s film where plot is concerned, but that’s not the point; from the outset, his tableau is more poetry than prose, a ravishing sensory experience of colors, lighting, music, sounds, costumes and rituals, all so vivid you can practically taste, touch and smell them in addition to what you actually hear and see. Rather than obscuring any narrative content, these stylistic elements complement it, transforming a standard tale of infidelity and societal expectations into something almost otherworldly. Perhaps just a little more content could have turned this into a great film, but as is, it’s a good one—substantial, enlightening and unforgettable. 4 cats”