NG, DE, ZA, US

2024

101 min

Finished

The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

Directing: James Tayler,  Bisola Akinmuyiwa,  Elijah Segun Atinkpo,  Tina Edukpo,  Samuel Okechukwu,  Temitope Ogungbamila,  Matthew Cerf

Synopsis

Anchored by a stunning performance from Temi Ami-Williams (Eyimofe), the debut from Nigeria’s Agbajowo Collective, part thriller, part magical realism, is a riveting indictment of the unchecked development and forced evictions besetting Africa’s largest city.