About Fifty
'Four Women, One Week, Four Journeys, One City'
In
the resurgence for telling the story of a new Africa, the film FIFTY
becomes more important in creating an honest insight of Africa in
contrast to the stereotypical fatalistic stories filmmakers tend to tell
of the continent. These stories mould the worldview of Africa as a
single story. As Africans living in Africa, we are passionate about
telling our stories, of a multidimensional reality that is a burgeoning,
pioneering, cosmopolitan and progressive Africa.
With
FIFTY, we push the boundaries to uncover the lives of Lagos’
contemporary and glamorous upper class, sharing the world of four women
as they rise above adversity to stand as they truly are; modern African
women. Women of substance, class and values.
Synopsis
See African Women Like Never Before in the Upcoming New Film, FIFTY
FIFTY
captures a few pivotal days in the lives of four Nigeria women at the
pinnacle of their careers. Meet Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate four
friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives,
while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the
upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in
Lagos. They live and work in the resurgent, ever-bustling, 24-hour
megacity of Lagos, the commercial capital of Africa’s biggest and most
vibrant economy.
Tola
is a reality TV star whose marriage to lawyer Kunle never stood a
chance thanks to an invidious family secret. Elizabeth is a celebrated
obstetrician whose penchant for younger men has estranged her from her
daughter. Forty-nine year-old Maria has an affair with a married man
that results in an unexpected pregnancy and Kate’s battle with a
life-threatening illness has plunged her into religious obsession.
In this tender but unflinching exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry, life and loss in twenty-first century Africa’s most populous city, and to the pulsating beat of the compelling and entrancing grooves of World Music superstar King Sunny Ade, Afrobeat titan Femi Kuti, German-Nigerian wunderkind singer-songwriter Nneka who all appear in the movie together with pop icon Tiwa Savage and the irrepressible Waje. We see our four lead characters muster courage, put on their six-inch heels, working hard and partying too, and strut confidently to tackle life’s curveballs head-on. Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate rise triumphantly to the challenges of contemporary life faced by women everywhere and remain unbowed.
(Source: www.fiftythemovie.com)
Starring- Nse Ikpe Etim(Kate), Omoni Oboli(Maria), Dakore Egbuson Akande(Tola)and Iretiola Doyle(Elizabeth). Mavin Records Tiwa Savage and Waje made their on screen debut as guest stars. And a host of other Nollywood stars...
It seems like it'll be an interesting movie, I might see if before the year runs out as soon as I convince myself to participate in real life and leave my blogging spot...
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