Movie Drama
You have a dream. Life has other plans.
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.
Nigeria Nigeria
Jude Akuwudike Temi Ami-Williams Cynthia Ebijie Tomiwa Edun Toyin Oshinaike Jacob Alexander Fortune Nwafor Chioma Omeruah Bimbo Manuel Sadiq Daba Lala Akindoju Kelechi Udegbe Emeka Nwagbaraocha Chidumebi Nzeribe Etochi Asiegbu Omoye Uzamere Charles Ukpong Odera Olivia Orji Imoh Eboh Rita Edward Emmanuel Adeji Kenneth Uphopho Oludara Egerton-Shyngle Nonso Odogwu Tundun Tejuoso Joy Sunday Goodness Emmanuel Derby Frankson Love Nebo Tope Etikerentse Nene Nwanyo Ivy Akinyode Chiemezie Imo Kaline Akinkugbe Benedict Okozu Mary Agholor Evaezi Ogoro Chiemela Azurunwa Christian Paul
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