A spirited coming-of-age drama, set in rural Lagos, follows a resourceful young girl whose life is transformed when she harnesses tech and AI innovations to overcome poverty’s relentless setbacks. Blending heartfelt storytelling with high-tension wonder, the film shows how creativity and hope can turn poverty into a thing of the past.
Michael Akinrogunde
Director
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Chief Abiye Douglas
Shaffy Bello
Professor Aarin Orazulike
Tomi Ojo
Zara Sodangi
Yvonne Jegede
Zanzi Whenu
Tony Umez
Dr. Layi Jejelaiye
Chioma Chukwuka
Ginika Sodangi
Jide Kosoko
Dieko Awosika
Chuks Joseph
Divine Douglas
Akintoba Adeoluwa
Babajide Gomez
Ali Nuhu
Football Coach Gyang
Wumi Toriola
Sidi
Its predictability shouldn’t distract from the enjoyment that the pure cinematic imagination behind the camera elicits. It is a movie of crises both moral and mortal, oozing with CGI, and thoroughly enjoyable.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, a part of Netflix's Black Lives Matter Collection, features different social experiments showcasing the larger state of race relations in our society.
This little Netflix film was very inspirational. It passes the Bechdel test, and features a different worldview with rural Indian representation.
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.