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Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri / NG, 2020 / 116 min.

In Eyimofe, twin brothers Ari and Chuko Esiri, who were born in Nigeria, paint a colourful portrait of the metropolis Lagos. Some wish to leave their chaotic home town whilst others choose to stay.

poster Eyimofe (Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri, NG 2020)
Mofe and Rosa live in the Nigerian capital Lagos and dream of life in Europe. Electrician and night-time security guard Mofe plans to emigrate to Spain. After a long night shift, he returns home to find his sister Precious unconscious. Her children are already dead. The culprit? Carbon monoxide from the crappy generator Mofe and his sister used to provide electricity to their home.

Details

Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

Director

Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri

Production year

2020

Country

NG

Original title

Eyimofe

Length

116 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

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still Eyimofe (Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri, NG 2020)
still Eyimofe (Arie Esiri & Chuko Esiri, NG 2020)
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