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Mother Of George
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Adenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her family.
Adenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her family.
Actors:
Angélique Kidjo,
Babs Olusanmokun,
Lenore Thomas,
Abraham Amkpa,
Susan Heyward,
Mutiyat Ade-Salu,
Roslyn Ruff
Angélique Kidjo
14 July 1960, Ouidah, Benin
Babs Olusanmokun
Lenore Thomas
Abraham Amkpa
20 April 1987, Niamey, Niger
Susan Heyward
19 November 1982, Georgia, USA
Mutiyat Ade-Salu
Roslyn Ruff
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Andrew Dosunmu
Andrew Dosunmu
Country:
International
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October 16, 2013
Just when it seems as if there are no new worlds for cinema to explore, a movie like "Mother of George" comes along to prove otherwise.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
January 07, 2014
An engaging immigrant drama of the traditional Nigerian experience in NYC.
October 24, 2013
Serious cinema of the globalist sort.
October 09, 2013
The joy is in the detail of Dosunmu's film, the nuance of a relationship as richly complex as the African print dresses that Adenike favours.
October 18, 2013
In the end, "George" becomes almost as irritating as that mother-in-law.
March 24, 2014
Has the advantage of novelty and authenticity, but Dosunmu's ellipitical and self-consciously tasteful approach robs the material of some of its power...
November 22, 2013
After a while it's hard to take Dosunmu's barrage of off-center compositions ... dialogue sequences that have the actor converse with empty space, and close-ups that reduce faces and objects to blobs of light.
November 25, 2013
There is a lot of wisdom in this film. There is strength in the old traditions, and error, too. In America, many people don't have these old traditions to guide them. They are something to hold onto, and that is a comfort.
October 17, 2013
It's a powerfully sensual movie, gorgeously lensed colors and textures conveying its characters emotional states while thoughtfully exploring the range of human sexuality through Adenike's experience.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
November 21, 2013
It's a beautiful and heartbreaking film.
November 21, 2013
It takes about 60 seconds before the elegant "Mother of George" has you firmly inside the world it has created.
October 10, 2013
The whole cast is good, but the film wouldn't work without a great performance from Gurira, who is of Zimbabwean descent.